Sacrificio e martirio nella letteratura agiografica del II e III secolo
The hagiographic literature of the second and third centuries does not seem to show any particular interest in sacrifice, at least in its usually understood sense. The presence of an explicit sacrificial language is in fact very unusual. When it does appear, it is generally to be found in contexts c...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | Italian |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
2001
|
| In: |
Annali di storia dell'esegesi
Year: 2001, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 281-306 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Victim (Religion)
/ Martyrdom
/ Hagiography
/ History 100-300
|
| IxTheo Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KCD Hagiography; saints |
| Further subjects: | B
Victim Religion
B Hagiography B Martyrdom |
| Summary: | The hagiographic literature of the second and third centuries does not seem to show any particular interest in sacrifice, at least in its usually understood sense. The presence of an explicit sacrificial language is in fact very unusual. When it does appear, it is generally to be found in contexts connected to the pagan cult, and is used in a negative sense, one of rejection. Only in two cases is it adopted fully: in the "Martyrium Polycarpi", and in the "Vita Cypriani". Here an explicit relation between sacrifice and martyrdom emerges; this relationship, however, cannot be read within the usual sacrificial schemes, requiring interpretation by reference to the complex Christian doctrine of sacrifice. It then becomes important to recall Paul's thinking, focusing especially on the idea of the "lagiké latreia", and that of Ignatius of Antioch, above all as far as the relationship between the Eucharist and martyrdom is concerned. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1120-4001 |
| Contains: | In: Annali di storia dell'esegesi
|