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

di Maged Mikhail (Autore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2019

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.

• Autore: Maged Mikhail
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Routledge Studies in the Early Christian World
• Anno: 2019
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 216 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• Peso: 335 gr.
• EAN: 9780367876821

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