Families and Friends in Late Roman Cappadocia

Preface Introduction FATHERS AND SONS 1. Adopting a Father: Basil and Basil the Elder 2. "Sigh Like a Lover, Obey Like a Son": Gregory of Nazianzus and Gregory the Elder 3. Forgotten Brothers 4. "The Father Was Always the Father" MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS 5. "Hollow Out a Stone": Nonna and Gorgonia 6. Her Mother's Cloak: Emmelia and Macrina 7. Was God the Father Married? Virginity and Social Extinction FRIENDSHIP 8. "Your Soul in Your Letter": The Emotional Life of Letters 9. Best of Friends: The Friends of Basil and Gregory of Nazianzus 10. Worst of Friends: The Friendship of Basil and Gregory of Nazianzus Epilogue: A Fourth Cappadocian Father Abbreviations Notes Editions and Translations 1. The Cappadocian Fathers 2. Ancient Authors and Texts Bibliography Index