Truthfulness, realism, historicity: a study in late antique spiritual literature
Auteur :
Turner, Peter
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781032926308
Date de publication :
14 oct. 2024
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
453 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The subject of this book is a wide range of spiritual narrative texts from the third to the sixth centuries A.D.: pagan philosophical biographies, Greek and Latin Christian saints' lives, and autobiographical works by authors such as Julian and Augustine. Unlike traditional readings which seek in these works historical facts, or religious and intel