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...
| 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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| Physical Description: | XII, 399 S, Ill., 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 0-19-964679-1 978-0-19-964679-1 |
