Symeon the Holy fool: Leontius's life and the late antique city

Of the hagiographical writings which survive from Late Antiquity, perhaps none has more potential to amuse and scandalize the reader, ancient or modern, than the Life and Conduct of Abba Symeon Called the Fool for the Sake of Christ, written by Leontius, the bishop of Neapolis on Cyprus (modern Lima...

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Subtitles:The life and conduct of Abba Symeon called the Fool for the sake of Christ
Vita Symeonis Sali <engl.>
Contributors: Krueger, Derek 1964- (Other) ; Leontius, Neapolitanus 600-670 (Other)
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Language:English
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Published: Berkeley [u.a.] University of Californiarnia Press c 1996
In: The transformation of the classical heritage (25)
Year: 1996
Reviews:Symeon the holy fool. Leontius's Life and the late antique city. By Derek Krueger. Pp. xvi+196. Berkeley–Los Angeles–London: University of California Press, 1996. £28 (35). 0 520 08911 1 (1998) (Haldon, John)
Symeon the Holy Fool. Leontius's Life and the Late Antique City. By Derek Krueger. Pp. xvi + 196. (The Transformation of the Classical Heritage, 25.) Berkeley/Los Angeles/London: University of California Press, 1996. ISBN 0 520 08911 1. 35/£28 (1999) (Cameron, Averil)
Series/Journal:The transformation of the classical heritage 25
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Symeōn, von Emesa ca. 6. Jh.
B Leontius, Neapolitanus 600-670, Vita S. Simeonis Sali
B Fool for Christ
Further subjects:B Christian hagiography
B Simeon Salus Saint (approximately 522-approximately 588)
B Holy fools Biography History and criticism
B Cyprus History Sources
B Leontius Bishop of Neapolis (active 7th century) Vita S. Symeonis Sali
B Thesis
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Summary:Of the hagiographical writings which survive from Late Antiquity, perhaps none has more potential to amuse and scandalize the reader, ancient or modern, than the Life and Conduct of Abba Symeon Called the Fool for the Sake of Christ, written by Leontius, the bishop of Neapolis on Cyprus (modern Limassol) near the middle of the seventh century. Pretending to be insane, Symeon the monk walks about naked, eats enormous quantities of beans, and defecates in the streets. Although Leontius was not the first to relate a tale of a Christian saint who pretended to be crazy, the Life of Symeon is the first full-length vita of a holy fool.
Item Description:EST des komm. u. enth. Werkes: Vita Symeonis Sali / Leontius
ISBN:0520089111