Christian martyrdom in late antiquity : history and discourse, tradition and religious identity /
Christian martyrdom in late antiquity : history and discourse, tradition and religious identity /
edited by Peter Gemeinhardt and Johan Leemans.
- Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, 2012.
- 1 online resource (vi, 259 p.)
- Arbeiten zur Kirchengeschichte, Bd. 116. 1861-5996 ; .
- Arbeiten zur Kirchengeschichte ; Bd. 116. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Early Christian hagiography and the Roman historian / Zur Entstehung der Martyrerlegende / Author and authority : literary representations of moral authority in Eusebius of Casearea's The martyrs of Palestine / Vita Antonii oder Passio Antonii? : biographisches Genre und martyrologische Topik in der ersten Asketenvita / Gregor von Nyssa über die Vierzig und den ersten Martyrer (Stephanus)
/ Christliche Martyrer als Trager romischer Identitat. Das Peristephanon des Prudentius und sein kultureller Kontext / Augustine's homiletic definition of martyrdom : the centrality of the martyr's grace in his anti-Donatist and anti-Pelagian Sermones ad populum / "Eloquia divina populis legere" : Bible, apologetics and asceticism in the Passio Pollionis / The martyrdom of Sabas the Goth : history, hagiography and identity / Der Tod des Einsiedlers für einen Verbrecher beim heiligen Isaak von Ninive und im Liber Graduum: Ein neues Zeugnis für die „Martyrer der Liebe“? / Timothy D. Barnes -- Theofried Baumeister -- James Corke-Webster -- Peter Gemeinhardt -- Ekkehard M�hlenberg -- Peter Kuhlmann -- Anthony Dupont -- Hajnalka Tamas -- John Leemans -- Dmitrij F. Bumazhnov.
The present volume`s focus lies on the formation of a multifaceted discourse on Christian martyrdom in Late Antiquity. While martyrdom accounts remain a central means of defining Christian identity, new literary genres emerge, e.g., the Lives of Saints (Athanasius on Antony), sermons (the Cappadocians), hymns (Prudentius). Authors like Eusebius of Caesarea and Augustine employ martyrological language and motifs in their writings, while beyond the borders of the Roman Empire, new martyrs` narratives can be found. The volume thus enlarges and specifies our knowledge of this important Christian discourse.
English and German.
3110263521 9783110263527
Martyrdom--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Mučeništvo--Kršćanstvo--Povijest doktrina--Rana crkva, ca. 30-600.
Mučeništvo--Kršćanstvo.
BR1604.23 / .C47 2012
272/.1
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Early Christian hagiography and the Roman historian / Zur Entstehung der Martyrerlegende / Author and authority : literary representations of moral authority in Eusebius of Casearea's The martyrs of Palestine / Vita Antonii oder Passio Antonii? : biographisches Genre und martyrologische Topik in der ersten Asketenvita / Gregor von Nyssa über die Vierzig und den ersten Martyrer (Stephanus)
/ Christliche Martyrer als Trager romischer Identitat. Das Peristephanon des Prudentius und sein kultureller Kontext / Augustine's homiletic definition of martyrdom : the centrality of the martyr's grace in his anti-Donatist and anti-Pelagian Sermones ad populum / "Eloquia divina populis legere" : Bible, apologetics and asceticism in the Passio Pollionis / The martyrdom of Sabas the Goth : history, hagiography and identity / Der Tod des Einsiedlers für einen Verbrecher beim heiligen Isaak von Ninive und im Liber Graduum: Ein neues Zeugnis für die „Martyrer der Liebe“? / Timothy D. Barnes -- Theofried Baumeister -- James Corke-Webster -- Peter Gemeinhardt -- Ekkehard M�hlenberg -- Peter Kuhlmann -- Anthony Dupont -- Hajnalka Tamas -- John Leemans -- Dmitrij F. Bumazhnov.
The present volume`s focus lies on the formation of a multifaceted discourse on Christian martyrdom in Late Antiquity. While martyrdom accounts remain a central means of defining Christian identity, new literary genres emerge, e.g., the Lives of Saints (Athanasius on Antony), sermons (the Cappadocians), hymns (Prudentius). Authors like Eusebius of Caesarea and Augustine employ martyrological language and motifs in their writings, while beyond the borders of the Roman Empire, new martyrs` narratives can be found. The volume thus enlarges and specifies our knowledge of this important Christian discourse.
English and German.
3110263521 9783110263527
Martyrdom--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Mučeništvo--Kršćanstvo--Povijest doktrina--Rana crkva, ca. 30-600.
Mučeništvo--Kršćanstvo.
BR1604.23 / .C47 2012
272/.1