Holy fools in Byzantium and beyond

There are saints in Orthodox Christian culture who overturn the conventional concept of sainthood and yet they are treated with reverence. Such saints are called 'holy fools'. The author examines this phenomenon from the Egyptian monasteries of the 5th century to its high point in Byzantiu...

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Main Author: Ivanov, S. A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2006, 2006
Series:Oxford studies in Byzantium / Oxford studies in Byzantium
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