Holy Fools in Byzantium and Beyond (Oxford Studies in Byzantium)
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Author
Contributions
- Simon Franklin (Translator) - Contributor
Publication
2006-05-11 - Oxford University Press, USA
Language
English
Word Count
124,000 words, Guess
Page Count
496 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7404666M
- ISBN-139780199272518
- ISBN-100199272514
- OCLC Control Number62132342
- OCLC Control Numberholyfoolsbyzanti00ivan
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2006281330
- Goodreads15125
- LibraryThing3894222
Classifications
- LCCBX323
Description
"In this study, Sergey A. Ivanov examines the phenomenon of holy foolery from a cultural standpoint. Adopting a diachronic approach, he identifies the prerequisites for holy foolery, considers the way it was shaped in the religious mind, and follows the emergence of the first hagiographic texts describing these paradoxical saints. In exploring the subsequent tradition of holy foolery, he shows how the genuinely insane could be promoted to the ranks of holy fools, as new generations of hagiographers attempted to read insanity in the light of the established canon. He also uncovers a large number of Byzantine and Old Russian sources dealing with holy fools who, for various reasons, were not entered into the official lists of saints."--Jacket.
First Sentence
Christianity sprung up from within Judaism, but early in its growth it was grafted onto Hellenistic culture.
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