The Greek Historia Monachorum in Aegypto

Monastic Hagiography in the Late Fourth Century

AvAndrew Cain

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

The Greek Historia Monachorum in Aegypto was one of the most widely read and disseminated Greek hagiographic texts during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. To this day it remains, alongside Athanasius' Life of Antony, one of the core primary sources for fourth-century Egyptian monasticism as well as one of the most fascinating, yet perplexing, pieces of monastic hagiography to survive from the entire patristic period. However, until now it has not received the intensive and sustained scholarly analysis that a monograph affords. In this study, Andrew Cain incorporates insights from source criticism, stylistic and rhetorical analysis, literary criticism, and historical, geographical, and theological studies in an attempt to break new ground and revise current scholarly orthodoxy about a broad range of interpretive issues and problems.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-05-19
Mått:168 x 242 x 25 mm
Vikt:648 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Oxford Early Christian Studies
Antal sidor:342
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780198758259

Utforska kategorier

Forntidens historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Andrew Cain is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Recensioner i media

Cain has written a study of this which will prove invaluable to all those interested in late antique monasticism, Egypt and hagiography, with chapters on the text, the authorship, the genre, the literary influences and the style before moving on to look more directly at what the work describes... Cain's book though is a wonderfully learned and informative study of this most engaging of ancient texts.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction 1: The Text Deconstructing the 'Lost Primitive Greek HM' theory Restoring the Primacy of G Syriac Translations of the HM Status of the Greek Text 2: Provenance, Date, and Authorship Provenance Date of Composition Candidates for Authorship Intentional Anonymity 3: Genre Itineraria Collective Biography Encomium Acta Martyrum Apophthegmata Partum Sui Generis 4: Literary Influences and Intertexts Classical Greek Literature The Bible The Life of Antony 5: Style Figures of Sound Figures of Repetition Figures of Redundancy Figures of Parallelism Figures of Imagery Other Figures of Rhetoric Prose Rhythm Conclusion 7: The New Prophets and Apostles Direct typology (Old Testament) Indirect typology (Old Testament) Indirect typology (New Testament) Indirect typology (Inter-Testamental) The HM as postbiblical Scripture 8: Characterization and the Unholy Other Pagans Syrian ascetics Manichaean heretics Conclusion 9: Through Them the World is Sustained Paradise regained Conservators of humanity Ministers of salvation 10: A Manual for Monastic Living Intended audience The monks as exemplars and teachers The monastic regimen Conclusion 11: Piety and Propaganda Evagrius in the HM Active vs. contemplative monasticism Pure prayer Apatheia Demons and impure thoughts Evagrius and his teachings in Rufinus Latin HM Conclusion Bibliography