Debating the saints' cult in the age of Gregory the Great
Introduction: Gregory the Great and the saints' cult in late antiquity -- 1. Gregory the Great and Eustratius of Constantinople: The Dialogues on the miracles of the Italian fathers as an apology for the cult of the saints -- 2. The fourth dialogue of Pope Gregory the Great: the early Byzantine...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2012
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| In: | Year: 2012 |
| Reviews: | Debating the Saints’ Cult in the Age of Gregory the Great. By Matthew Dal Santo (2014) (Cameron, Averil)
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| Edition: | 1. ed. |
| Series/Journal: | Oxford studies in Byzantium
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Byzantine Empire
/ Saints
/ History 550-650
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| Further subjects: | B
Christian saints
Cult
History Early church, ca. 30-600
B Byzantine Empire Church history B Saints Cult Byzantine Empire History B Christian hagiography History Early church, ca. 30-600 B Byzantine Empire Religious life and customs B Gregory Pope (approximately 540-604) B Gregory--I,--Pope, ca. 540-604 Dialogues |
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| Summary: | Introduction: Gregory the Great and the saints' cult in late antiquity -- 1. Gregory the Great and Eustratius of Constantinople: The Dialogues on the miracles of the Italian fathers as an apology for the cult of the saints -- 2. The fourth dialogue of Pope Gregory the Great: the early Byzantine context of a Latin disquisition on the soul -- 3. Contesting the saints' miracles: the witness of early Byzantine lives and miracle collections -- 4. The saints' inactivity post mortem: soul sleep and the cult of saints east of the Euphrates -- Conclusion: Debating the saints' cult in the age of Gregory the Great and Muhammad -- Epilogue: Visualizing the God-guarded empire with the Sinai icon of the virgin and child |
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| ISBN: | 0199646791 |