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Gottes Werk Und Teufels Wirken : Traum, Vision, Imagination in Der frühbyzantinischen Monastischen Literatur / von Bettina Krönung.
LIBRA PA5130.D74 K76 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Krönung, Bettina, author.
- Series:
- Millennium-Studien ; 45.
- Millennium-Studien
- Language:
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Byzantine literature--History and criticism.
- Byzantine literature.
- Byzantine literature--Themes, motives--History and criticism.
- Themes, motives.
- Byzantine Empire--Historiography--Psychological aspects.
- Byzantine Empire.
- Historiography.
- Psychological aspects.
- Monastic and religious life in literature--History and criticism.
- Monastic and religious life in literature.
- Dreams in literature.
- Visions in literature.
- Asceticism in literature.
- Mysticism in literature.
- Spirituality in literature.
- Hallucinations and illusions in literature.
- Christian hagiography.
- Physical Description:
- x, 390 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin : De Gruyter, [2014].
- Summary:
- The volume provides the first comprehensive presentation of imaginary phenomena such as dreams and visions in early Byzantine monastic literature. Drawing on a broad range of sources, it examines imaginary experiences according to their literary expression and the cultural historical background they reflect, thus offering profound insights into the diverse treatment of imaginary phenomena in monastic literature.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-354) and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 3110334356
- 9783110334357
- 9783110334395
- 3110334399
- OCLC:
- 866930810
- Publisher Number:
- 99959166226
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