Holiness and Power: Constantinopolitan Holy Men and Authority in the 5th Century
The book examines models of relationships between Constantinopolitan holy man and secular and ecclesiastical authorities in the capital of Byzantium. The study explores the ideal underlying the lives of the four Constantinopolitan holy men (Hypatios, Alexander Akoimetos, Daniel the Stylite, Marcellu...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2016
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Series/Journal: | Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies
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| Further subjects: | B
Early Byzantine hagiography
B CE period up to c 1500 B Early Constantinopolitan monasticism B Constantinopolitan holy man B History of religion B History and Archaeology B Late Antique Constantinople B Ancient History B Ancient history: to c 500 CE B Church History B Christianity B Medieval History |
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| Summary: | The book examines models of relationships between Constantinopolitan holy man and secular and ecclesiastical authorities in the capital of Byzantium. The study explores the ideal underlying the lives of the four Constantinopolitan holy men (Hypatios, Alexander Akoimetos, Daniel the Stylite, Marcellus Akoimetos), which was a reflection of contemporary reality as well as a vision of an ideal state |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (270 p.) |
| ISBN: | 311041922X |
| Access: | Open Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 20.500.12854/74657 |