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Autore |
Mikhail Maged S. A. <1974-> |
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Titolo |
The legacy of Demetrius of Alexandria (189 - 231 CE) : the form and function of hagiography in late antique and Islamic Egypt / / Maged S. A. Mikhail |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2017 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-28059-8 |
1-315-64163-1 |
1-317-28060-1 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (228 pages) |
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Collana |
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Routledge Studies in the Early Christian World |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Hagiography |
Egypt Church history |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. I. The genesis and evolution of a hagiographic program -- pt. II. Texts : Demetrius's bio-hagiographic dossier. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is the first full-length study of Demetrius of Alexandria (189-232 ce), who generated a neglected, yet remarkable hagiographic program that secured him a positive legacy throughout the Middle Ages and the modern era. Drawing upon Patristic, Coptic, and Arabic sources spanning a millennium, the analysis contextualizes the Demetrian corpus at its various stages of composition and presents the totality of his hagiographic corpus in translation. This volume constitutes a definitive study of Demetrius, but more broadly, it provides a clearly delineated hagiographic program and charts its evolution against a backdrop of political developments and intercommunal interactions. This fascinating study is a useful resource for students of Demetrius and the Church in Egypt in this period, but also for anyone working on Early Christianity and hagiography more generally. |
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