"And from his side came blood and milk" : : The Martyrdom of St Philotheus of Antioch in Coptic Egypt and Beyond /

"And from his side came blood and milk" : : The Martyrdom of St Philotheus of Antioch in Coptic Egypt and Beyond / / Anna Rogozhina.

This book examines the function and development of the cult of saints in Coptic Egypt, focusing primarily on the material provided by the texts forming the Coptic hagiographical tradition of the early Christian martyr Philotheus of Antioch, and more specifically, the Martyrdom of St Philotheus of An...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2019 English
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Rogozhina, Anna,
Place / Publishing House:Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2019]
©2019
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Gorgias Eastern Christian Studies ; 52
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Physical Description:1 online resource (379 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHAPTER 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE TEXT AND OF ITS MANUSCRIPT TRADITION
  • CHAPTER 2. THE LEGEND OF PHILOTHEUS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COPTIC MARTYR CYCLES
  • CHAPTER 3. THE GREAT PERSECUTION AND DIOCLETIANIC LEGEND IN COPTIC PASSIONS
  • CHAPTER 4. ANTIOCH AS 'THE HOLY CITY' IN COPTIC HAGIOGRAPHY
  • CHAPTER 5. ENDURING MOTIFS: A MIRACLE OF RESURRECTION AND A TOUR OF HELL
  • CHAPTER 6. ENDURING MOTIFS: RE-IMAGINING PAGANISM, MAGIC AND MIRACLES IN THE CHRISTIAN CONTEXT
  • CHAPTER 7. THE MINDS THAT SHAPED THE TEXT
  • CONCLUSION
  • EPILOGUE
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • APPENDIX I. THE GEORGIAN MARTYRDOM
  • APPENDIX II. TRANSLATION OF THE COPTIC MARTYRDOM
  • APPENDIX III. COPTIC HYMNS IN HONOUR OF PHILOTHEUS FROM THE DIFNAR
  • INDEX

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