Sur l’origine des sobriquets de Jean le Grammairien «Jannes» et «Sorcier»


The nickname “Jannes” given by iconodules to the last iconoclastic patriarsh John the Grammarian sprang up already in 814–815. It was based on 2 Tim 3:8 and probably on an apocryphal work about the magicians Jannes and Jambres. Initially this nickname implied anything but John’s “corrupt mind.” As t...

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Main Author: Sénina (nonne Kassia), Tatiana A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:French
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Scrinium
Year: 2016, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 322-328
IxTheo Classification:AZ New religious movements
KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages
KCD Hagiography; saints
Further subjects:B John the Grammarian
 Jannes and Jambres
 iconoclasm
 nicknames
 hagiography.

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