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Autore |
Ivanov S. A (Sergei Arkadevich), <1956-> |
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Titolo |
Holy fools in Byzantium and beyond / / Sergey A. Ivanov ; translated by Simon Franklin |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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1-280-90569-7 |
0-19-151514-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (492 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford studies in Byzantium |
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Soggetti |
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Holy fools - Byzantine Empire |
Asceticism - Orthodox Eastern Church |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [415]-456) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Precursors and Emergence; 2 Insane Saints; 3 Lechers and Beggars; 4 Holy Scandal; 5 The 'Second Edition' of Holy Foolery; 6 The 'New Theologians'; 7 Balancing at the Edge; 8 Decline; 9 Old Russian Iurodstvo; 10 The Iurodivyi and the Tsar; 11 Iurodstvo in an Age of Transition; 12 Iurodstvo Meets Modernity; 13 The Eastern Periphery; 14 The Western Periphery; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The image of St Basil's Cathedral in Moscow's Red Square is a familiar Russian landmark. Yet few people know what made Basil so famous. He was a saint who wandered about naked, bullied passers-by, brawled in the market-place, and once even smashed a revered icon. Saints such as Basil overturn the conventional concept of sainthood - what, we may ask, is saintly about them? This book aims to solve the mystery by exploring the figure of the holy fool in Byzantium and in later Russian. history. - ;There are saints in Orthodox Christian culture who overturn the conventional concept of sainthood. The |
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