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

"In this study, Sergey A. Ivanov examines the phenomenon of holy foolery from a cultural standpoint. Adopting a diachronic approach, he identifies the prerequisites for holy foolery, considers the way it was shaped in the religious mind, and follows the emergence of the first hagiographic texts...

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Main Author: Ivanov, S. A. (Sergeĭ Arkadʹevich), 1956-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Russian
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Series:Oxford studies in Byzantium.
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Uniform Title:Vizantiĭskoe i︠u︡rodstvo.