The Legacy of Demetrius of Alexandria 189-232 CE: The Form and Function of Hagiography in Late Antique and Islamic Egypt (Routledge Studies in the Early Christian World) - Hardcover

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Mikhail, Maged

 
9781138189324: The Legacy of Demetrius of Alexandria 189-232 CE: The Form and Function of Hagiography in Late Antique and Islamic Egypt (Routledge Studies in the Early Christian World)
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Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

This is the first full-length study of Demetrius of Alexandria (189–232 ce), who generated a neglected, yet remarkable hagiographic program that secured him a positive legacy throughout the Middle Ages and the modern era. Drawing upon Patristic, Coptic, and Arabic sources spanning a millennium, the analysis contextualizes the Demetrian corpus at its various stages of composition and presents the totality of his hagiographic corpus in translation.

This volume constitutes a definitive study of Demetrius, but more broadly, it provides a clearly delineated hagiographic program and charts its evolution against a backdrop of political developments and intercommunal interactions. This fascinating study is a useful resource for students of Demetrius and the Church in Egypt in this period, but also for anyone working on Early Christianity and hagiography more generally.

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About the Author

Maged S. A. Mikhail is Professor of History at California State University at Fullerton, USA.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138189324
ISBN 13 
9781138189324
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
228

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