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Making of a Saint - The Life, Times and Sanctification of Neophytos the Recluse

English · Hardback

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Klappentext Every case of sanctification is unique - as unique as the holy man or woman at its centre. Yet at the same time the problem posed is a general one: how does an individual become a Saint? In this bold and pioneering study the author answers the question by providing a detailed analysis of the case of the late twelfth- and early thirteenth-century Byzantine holy man! the Cypriot Saint Neophytos the Recluse. Zusammenfassung How does an individual become a Saint? In this bold and pioneering study the author answers the question by providing a detailed analysis of the case of the late twelfth- and early thirteenth century Byzantine holy man! the Cypriot Saint Neophytos the Recluse. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of plates; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction: aims and methods; Part I. The Life and Times of Neophytos the Recluse: 1. The life of Neophytos; 2. The literary and wider cultural context of Neophytos' writings; 3. Cyprus in the eleventh, twelfth and early thirteenth centuries; Part II. The Process of Self-Sanctification: 4. Neophytos' conception of sanctity; 5. The self-proclaimed holy man; Part III. The Social Context of Sanctity: 6. Education; 7. Neophytos' public; 8. Social commentary; 9. Secular politics; 10. Ecclesiastical politics; Part IV. Saint Neophytos the Recluse: 11. Sanctification; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

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