Identity And Alterity In Hagiography And The Cult Of Saints
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Identity And Alterity In Hagiography And The Cult Of Saints
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Author : Ana Marinković
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Identity And Alterity In Hagiography And The Cult Of Saints written by Ana Marinković and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Christian hagiography categories.
Thomas Aquinas
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Author : Prudlo, Donald S.
language : en
Publisher: Paulist Press
Release Date : 2020
Thomas Aquinas written by Prudlo, Donald S. and has been published by Paulist Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Religion categories.
Reintroduces this significant thinker in his context, as a man, as a mendicant, as a mystic, as a saint.
Entangled Hagiographies Of The Religious Other
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Author : Alexandra Cuffel
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2019-04-23
Entangled Hagiographies Of The Religious Other written by Alexandra Cuffel and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-23 with Social Science categories.
Tales of “saints”, whether told by their adherents or detractors, frequently featured the holy person’s dealings with members of other religions or cultures, or the stories themselves were appropriated by different religious or cultural groups. As such narratives moved from one social, cultural, religious or chronological milieu to another, the representation and meaning of the given holy person and the manner of his/her dealing with the religious other also often changed. As basic storylines remained recognizable, the transformations of specific details often provide important clues about shifts in attitudes over time and between communities. This volume provides a varied array of case studies of this process, ranging from early China to various Christian, Muslim and Jewish cultural contexts in the late antique, medieval and early modern periods.
The Late Medieval Cult Of The Saints
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Author : Carmen Florea
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2021-11-11
The Late Medieval Cult Of The Saints written by Carmen Florea and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-11 with History categories.
This is a book that explores the nature of sainthood in a region at the margins of medieval Latin Christendom. Defining the model of sanctity that characterized Transylvania between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries, the study considers how the cults of saints functioned within specific local social and cultural contexts. Analyzing case studies from a multi-ethnic region influenced by both the Latin and Eastern Christian traditions, this book provides a close reading of little-surveyed primary sources and offers a comprehensive understanding of sainthood in Transylvania, enhancing the broader study of medieval saints’ cults and their relationship to social power structures. It will be of great interest to scholars of medieval religion, researchers in medieval studies, and religious studies scholars engaged in comparative research.
Gender In Late Medieval And Early Modern Europe
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Author : Marianna Muravyeva
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013
Gender In Late Medieval And Early Modern Europe written by Marianna Muravyeva and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
This book attempts to challenge the canonical gender concept while trying to specify what gender was in the medieval and early modern world. It tests, verifies, and challenges the methodology and use the concept(s) of gender specifically applicable to the period of great change and transition. The volume contains theoretical discussion supplemented by case studies of specific practices such as mysticism, witchcraft, crime, and sexual behavior.
Lived Religion And The Long Reformation In Northern Europe C 1300 1700
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Author : Raisa Maria Toivo
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2016-09-27
Lived Religion And The Long Reformation In Northern Europe C 1300 1700 written by Raisa Maria Toivo and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-27 with History categories.
Using "lived religion" as its conceptual tool, this book explores how the Reformation showed itself in and was influenced by lay people's everyday lives. It reinvestigates the character of the Reformation in what later became the heartlands of Lutheranism.
Souls Of Naples
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Author : Autori Vari
language : en
Publisher: Viella Libreria Editrice
Release Date : 2024-03-21T14:32:00+01:00
Souls Of Naples written by Autori Vari and has been published by Viella Libreria Editrice this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-21T14:32:00+01:00 with History categories.
In this volume you will find stories about hyperactive relics, ghosts in spiritual or bodily form, as well as accounts of the dead being conjured, resurrected, and brought back to life from decomposing matter. This is not so much for the purpose of assembling a kind of Neapolitan Wunderkammer, but rather to allow these bodies – in physical or spiritual form, or sometimes both at the same time – to speak as protagonists, and to offer their own contribution to the historical anthropology of the Kingdom of Naples. This volume explores the boundaries between body and spirit, life and death, as well as the natural, preternatural, and supernatural in the long early modern era in southern Italy.
Miracles
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Author : Patrick J. Hayes
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2016-01-11
Miracles written by Patrick J. Hayes and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-11 with Religion categories.
Miracles give hope to the hopeless and exemplify the intersection of the divine and the mundane. They have shaped world history and continue to influence us through their presence in films, television, novels, and popular culture. This encyclopedia provides a unique resource on the philosophical, historical, religious, and cross-cultural conceptions of miracles that cut across denominational lines. Multidisciplinary in approach, this informative yet entertaining encyclopedia covers major aspects of miraculous phenomena through more than 150 alphabetically arranged entries that document how humanity's belief in religious miracles over multiple places, periods, and faiths have affected society—even changed the course of history. Written for high school students and general readers, the coverage enables readers to learn about different civilizations and cultures, the controversies surrounding different beliefs, and the often uncomfortable engagement of religion with science. This single-volume book provides a one-stop ready-reference that addresses a broad variety of subject matter on miraculous phenomena and guides further investigations into the subject. Helpful illustrations and lucid explanations of the ancillary concepts associated with miraculous phenomena make learning about this topic more engaging. Readers will be able to link the doctrinal concepts, such as "grace" or "prayer," with the descriptions of miraculous events, especially those associated with saints or holy objects. The examination of the controversial aspects of different belief systems along with the book's balanced coverage of the interpretation of miracles will encourage students to weigh different explanations, thus fostering the development of their critical thinking skills.
The Cult Of Stephen In Jerusalem
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Author : Hugo M'endez
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2022-11-03
The Cult Of Stephen In Jerusalem written by Hugo M'endez and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-03 with categories.
As the site of only a small and obscure Christian population between 135 and 313 CE, Jerusalem witnessed few instances of anti-Christian persecution. This fact became a source of embarrassment to the city in late antiquity-a period when martyr traditions, relics, and shrines were closely intertwined with local prestige. At that time, the city had every incentive to stretch the fame of its few, apostolic martyrs as far as possible-especially the fame of the biblical St. Stephen, the figure traditionally regarded as the first Christian martyr (Acts 6-8). What the church lacked in the quantity of its martyrs, it believed it could compensate for in an exclusive, local claim to the figure widely hailed as the "Protomartyr", "firstborn of the martyrs", and "chief of confessors" in contemporary sources. This book traces the rise of the cult of Stephen in Jerusalem, exploring such historical episodes as the fabrication of his relics, the construction of a grand basilica in his honour, and the multiplication of the saint's feast days. It argues that local church authorities promoted devotion to Stephen in the fifth century in a conscious attempt to position him as a patron saint for Jerusalem-that is, a symbolic embodiment of the city's Christian identity and power.
Planet Funny
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Author : Ken Jennings
language : en
Publisher: Scribner
Release Date : 2019-07-09
Planet Funny written by Ken Jennings and has been published by Scribner this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-09 with Social Science categories.
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year The witty and exuberant New York Times bestselling author and record-setting Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings relays the history of humor in “lively, insightful, and crawling with goofy factlings,” (Maria Semple, author of Where’d You Go Bernadette)—from fart jokes on clay Sumerian tablets to the latest Twitter gags and Facebook memes. Where once society’s most coveted trait might have been strength or intelligence or honor, today, in a clear sign of evolution sliding off the trails, it is being funny. Yes, funniness. Consider: Super Bowl commercials don’t try to sell you anymore; they try to make you laugh. Airline safety tutorials—those terrifying laminated cards about the possibilities of fire, explosion, depressurization, and drowning—have been replaced by joke-filled videos with multimillion-dollar budgets and dance routines. Thanks to social media, we now have a whole Twitterverse of amateur comedians riffing around the world at all hours of the day—and many of them even get popular enough online to go pro and take over TV. In his “smartly structured, soundly argued, and yes—pretty darn funny” (Booklist, starred review) Planet Funny, Ken Jennings explores this brave new comedic world and what it means—or doesn’t—to be funny in it now. Tracing the evolution of humor from the caveman days to the bawdy middle-class antics of Chaucer to Monty Python’s game-changing silliness to the fast-paced meta-humor of The Simpsons, Jennings explains how we built our humor-saturated modern age, where lots of us get our news from comedy shows and a comic figure can even be elected President of the United States purely on showmanship. “Fascinating, entertaining and—I’m being dead serious here—important” (A.J. Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically), Planet Funny is a full taxonomy of what spawned and defines the modern sense of humor.