Cyril of Alexandria and the Nestorian controversy : the making of a saint and of a heretic / / Susan Wessel

• Autore: Wessel Susan
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (380 p.)
• Disciplina: 273/.5; 273.5
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [320]-353) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; I. THE TAPESTRY OF CYRIL'S EPISCOPACY FROM EGYPT TO THE IMPERIAL CITY; 1. Confrontation in the Early Episcopacy; 2. Political Alliance and the Onset of Controversy; 3. The Reception of Nicaea; 4. The Meeting of the Council; II. THE RHETORIC OF THE NESTORIAN DEBATES; Introduction; 5. Rhetorical Style and Method in the Conciliar Homilies of Cyril; 6. The Rhetorical and Interpretative Method of Nestorius; III. CYRIL EMERGES AS A SAINT IN THE BYZANTINE CHURCH; 7. From a Tentative Resolution to the Renewal of Controversy (AD 431-451); Epilogue ; Appendix: The Homilies that Cyril of Alexandria Delivered in Ephesus During the Summer of 431Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Susan Wessel recounts the historical and cultural process by which Cyril of Alexandria was elevated to canonical status while his opponent, Nestorius, bishop of Constantinople, was turned into a heretic. The associated religious controversy was to result in a permenent schism in the Eastern Churches. Wessel argues that it was Cyril's mastery of rhetoric and ecclesiastical politics alike which ensured his victory over his adversary. - ;What were the historical and cultural processes by which Cyril of Alexandria was elevated to canonical status while his opponent, Nestorius, bishop of Constantin
• Titolo autorizzato: Cyril of Alexandria and the Nestorian controversy
• ISBN: 9786611198312; 1-281-19831-5; 1-4356-2267-7; 0-19-153327-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827696703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford early Christian studies.