Divine men and women in the history and society of late hellenism / edited by Maria Dzielska and Kamilla Twardowska.

Format:

Book

Series:

Byzantina et slavica cracoviensia ; 1230-4603 7.

Byzantina et Slavicka Cracoviensia, 1230-4603 ; VII

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hellenism--Congresses.

Hellenism.

Neoplatonism--Congresses.

Neoplatonism.

Philosophy, Ancient--Congresses.

Philosophy, Ancient.

Byzantine Empire--Congresses.

Byzantine Empire.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

168 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cracow : Jagiellonian University Press, 2013.

Contents:

The Divine Man of Late Hellenism: A Sociable and Popular Figure / Polymnia Athanassiadi Athanassiadi, Polymnia 13

Praying, Wonder-Making and Advertising: The Epitynchanoi's Funerary Inscriptions / Pierre Chuvin Chuvin, Pierre 29

Philosophy and Culture as Means to Divine Ascent in Late Antiquity: The Case of Synesius / Dimitar Y. Dimitrov Dimitrov, Dimitar Y. 47

Once More on Hypatia's Death / Maria Dzielska Dzielska, Maria 65

Boethius - Divine Man or Christian Philospopher? / Agnieszka Kijewska Kijewska, Agnieszka 75

Aspects of Divinization According to Farid-al-din 'Attar Nisapuri (died c. 1221) / Krzysztof Koscielnia Koscielnia, Krzysztof 91

Lecture Halls at Kom el-Dikka in Alexandria / Adam Lukaszewicz Lukaszewicz, Adam 101

Salustios - Divine Man of Cynicism in Late Antiquity / Andrzej Iwo Szoka Szoka, Andrzej Iwo 113

Sosipatra - Role Models for 'Divine' Women in Late Antiquity / Ilinca Tanaseanu-Döbler Tanaseanu-Döbler, Ilinca 123

Athenais Eudocia - Divine or Christian Woman? / Kamilla Twardowska Twardowska, Kamilla 149

Damascius' Isidore: Collective Biography and a Perfectly Imperfect Philosophical Exemplar / Edward Watts Watts, Edward 159.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

8323336792

OCLC:

880566016

Publisher Number:

99960008196