Inner voices exposed: Fictitious therapeutic dialogues in Augustine’s Sermones ad populum

The therapeutic intentions of Augustine’s preaching have recently been noted by scholars who have focused on how the cures of varying states of emotions are discussed in the sermons. One of the techniques used in this task was sermocinatio, or fictitious dialogue between different characters during...

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Main Author: Nisula, Timo (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2022
In: Studia theologica
Year: 2022, Volume: 76, Issue: 1, Pages: 4-28
IxTheo Classification:KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
NCA Ethics
RE Homiletics
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