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Oxford University Press Holy Fools in Byzantium and Beyond (Oxford Studies in Byzantium)

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There are saints in Orthodox Christian culture who overturn the conventional concept of sainthood. Their conduct may be unruly and salacious, they may blaspheme and even kill - yet, mysteriously, those around them treat them with even more reverence. Such saints are called 'holy fools'. In this pioneering study Sergey A. Ivanov examines the phenomenon of holy foolery from a cultural standpoint. He identifies its prerequisites and its development in religious thought, and traces the emergence of the first hagiographic texts describing these paradoxical saints. He describes the beginnings of holy foolery in Egyptian monasteries of the fifth century, followed by its high point in the cities of Byzantium, with an eventual decline in the twelfth to fourteenth centuries. He also compares the important Russian tradition of holy fools, which in some form has survived to this day.

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Brand: Oxford University Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0199272514
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Ancient History & Civilisation
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 06 April 2006
Listed Since: 12 December 2006

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