The Legacy of Demetrius of Alexandria 189-232 CE : The Form and Function of Hagiography in Late Antique and Islamic Egypt

Maged Mikhail

ISBN 10: 0367876825 / ISBN 13: 9780367876821

Published by Routledge, 2019

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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 cor. Seller Inventory # 9780367876821

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.

About the Author:

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

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Legacy of Demetrius of Alexandria 189-...
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: Taschenbuch
Condition: Neu