Singing Thomas: Anatomy of a Sympotic Scene in "Acts of Thomas"
This article examines one of the few musical scenes in ancient Christian literature, the description of a wedding banquet in act 1 of Acts of Thomas, in which a female piper pays special attention to Thomas, and Thomas sings a “hymn to the bride.” The inner dynamics of the scene are explored, and it...
| Published in: | Vigiliae Christianae |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2015
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| In: |
Vigiliae Christianae
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| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture HC New Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KBL Near East and North Africa |
| Further subjects: | B
Christian hymn
Hymn to the Bride
Syriac poetry
madrasa
the Apostle Thomas
Acts of Thomas
the apocryphal acts
epithalamion
encratism
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| Summary: | This article examines one of the few musical scenes in ancient Christian literature, the description of a wedding banquet in act 1 of Acts of Thomas, in which a female piper pays special attention to Thomas, and Thomas sings a “hymn to the bride.” The inner dynamics of the scene are explored, and its contribution to the wider themes of Acts of Thomas is considered. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0720 |
| Contains: | In: Vigiliae Christianae
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700720-12341204 |