On Some Sources of the Life of Alexander Oshevensky (The Theme of the Family in the Hagiography)
The Life of Alexander Oshevensky (1567) is a Northern Russian hagiographical work devoted to the founder of the St. Niсholas Alexander-Oshevensky Monastery, which was located nearby the town of Kargopol. The article analyses hagiographer Theodosius’ techniques for dealing with literary sources, espe...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2015
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Scrinium
Year: 2015, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 281-294 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBK Europe (East) KCA Monasticism; religious orders KCD Hagiography; saints KDF Orthodox Church NCB Personal ethics |
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hagiography
Mediaeval Rus’
family
Alexander Oshevensky
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| Summary: | The Life of Alexander Oshevensky (1567) is a Northern Russian hagiographical work devoted to the founder of the St. Niсholas Alexander-Oshevensky Monastery, which was located nearby the town of Kargopol. The article analyses hagiographer Theodosius’ techniques for dealing with literary sources, especially with two Byzantine texts, The Ladder by John Climacus and The Life of Alexis the Man of God. Theodosius uses these sources to develop one of the major themes of his own work, that is, the relationship between St. Alexander and his family. The family theme bears ambiguous meaning. On the one hand, the family is rejected from the standpoint of monastic asceticism, but on the other hand, it is rendered as the ultimate value and stronghold of Christian morality.
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| ISSN: | 1817-7565 |
| Contains: | In: Scrinium
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18177565-00111p23 |