Vasiliki M. Limberis

Architects of Piety (eBook, ePUB)

The Cappadocian Fathers and the Cult of the Martyrs

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Vasiliki Limberis has discovered a hitherto untold element in the history of the Cappadocian Fathers (Basil of Caesarea, his brother Gregory of Nyssa, and their friend Gregory of Nazianzus). Simply stated, for the Cappadocians all aspects of Christian life were best communicated, understood, and indeed lived, through the prism of martyr piety. Limberis shows that the cult of the martyrs was absolutely central to the formation of Christian life for them and the laity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. März 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780190208684
• Artikelnr.: 40761841

Autorenporträt

Vasiliki Limberis is Associate Professor of Ancient Christianity, Department of Religion at Temple University. She teaches a wide variety of courses in early Christianity from the first through the fifth century.

Inhaltsangabe

Abbreviations
List of Illustrations
Introduction
1.: Life Centered around the Martyrs
2.: Ekphrasis: Materializing Martyria Then and Now
3.: Kinship with the Martyrs
4.: Gender and Martyr Piety
Conclusion
Bibliography