The "Life of Thaïs" and The "Life of Abraham and his Niece Mary": An Intertextual Connection

This article brings to light an intertextual connection between two hagiographical texts that has not been acknowledged in scholarship: the Life of Thaïs (bhg 1695) and the Greek Life of Abraham and his Niece Mary (bhg 5). The first part of the article presents an overview of the different possibili...

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Main Author: Van Pelt, Julie (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2017
In: Vigiliae Christianae
Year: 2017, Volume: 71, Issue: 4, Pages: 402-416
IxTheo Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages
KCD Hagiography; saints
NCF Sexual ethics
Further subjects:B Life of Thaïs Life of Abraham and his Niece Mary intertextuality holy harlots
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