Holy Fools in Byzantium and Beyond (Oxford Studies in Byzantium)

by Sergey A. Ivanov

2006 496 pages eng

"In this study, Sergey A. Ivanov examines the phenomenon of holy foolery from a cultural standpoint. Adopting a diachronic approach, he identifies the prerequisites for holy foolery, considers the way it was shaped in the religious mind, and follows the emergence of the first hagiographic texts desc…