Holy fools in Byzantium and beyond [[electronic resource] /] / Sergey A. Ivanov ; translated by Simon Franklin

• Autore: Ivanov S. A (Sergeĭ Arkadʹevich), <1956->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (492 p.)
• Disciplina: 235
• Soggetto topico: Santos - Biografías - Oriente Medio; Holy fools - Byzantine Empire; Asceticism - Orthodox Eastern Church
• Soggetto geografico: Imperio bizantino Religiosidad popular
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [415]-456) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Holy fools in Byzantium and beyond
• ISBN: 1-280-90569-7; 0-19-151514-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996213951403316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Oxford studies in Byzantium.