Barlaam and Ioasaph / / John Damascene ; with an English translation by G.R. Woodward and Harold Mattingly

• Autore: John, of Damascus, Saint
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, MA : , : Harvard University Press, , 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Soggetto topico: Christian legends; Buddhist legends; Christian hagiography; Legends; Princes
• Soggetto geografico: India
• Persona (resp. second.): MattinglyHarold <1884-1964, >; WoodwardGeorge Ratcliffe <1848-1934, >
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Barlaam and Ioasaph, a hagiographic novel in which an Indian prince becomes aware of the world's miseries and is converted to Christianity by a monk, is a Christianized version of the legend of the Buddha. Though often attributed to John Damascene (c. 676-749 CE), it was probably translated from Georgian into Greek in the eleventh century CE.
• Titolo autorizzato: Barlaam and Ioasaph
• ISBN: 0-674-99038-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996201324403316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno