Die Macht der Weisheit: Das Bild des Bischofs in der Vita Augustini des Possidius und anderen spätantiken und frühmittelalterlichen Bischofsviten / / Eva Elm.

• Superior document: Studies in the History of Christian Traditions ; 109
• VerfasserIn: Elm, Eva
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2003.
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in the History of Christian Traditions ; 109.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

The Vita Augustini of Possidius has long stood in the shadow of the Confessions , in comparison to which it was considered the unremarkable work of a mediocre author. Only in the last decade have scholars begun to appreciate its value as an historical and hagiographical text. The present study exten...