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Celibate Marriages in Late Antique and Byzantine Hagiography

The Lives of Saints Julian and Basilissa, Andronikos and Athanasia, and Galaktion and Episteme

  • Hardback
  • 354 pages
  • Publisher: Continuum
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 2.1 cm

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This is an exploration of the phenomenon of celibate marriages in Byzantine hagiography. This book explores the puzzling phenomenon of continent marriage as depicted in the lives of three couples who achieved sainthood. Marriage without intercourse appears to have no purpose, especially in Christian antiquity, yet these three tales were copied for centuries. What messages were they promoting? What did it mean to be a virgin husband and a virgin wife? Including full translations, this volume sets each life in its historical context, and by examining their individual and shared themes, the book shows that the tension raised by pitting marriage against celibacy is constantly debated. It also highlights the ingenuity of Byzantine hagiographers as they attempted to reconcile this curious paradox. The book addresses a gap in late Antique and Byzantine hagiographic studies where primary sources and interpretative material are very rarely presented in the same volume. By providing a variety of contexts to the material a much more comprehensive, revealing and holistic picture of continent marriage emerges.
Celibate Marriages in Late Antique and Byzantine Hagiography and Celibate Marriages in Late Antique and Byzantine Hagiography
Celibate Marriages in Late Antique and Byzantine HagiographyCelibate Marriages in Late Antique and Byzantine Hagiography
  • Author

    Anne P Alwis

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Continuum

  • Published

    December 2011

  • Weight

    672g

  • Page Count

    354

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 2.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9781441115256

  • ISBN-10

    1441115250

  • Eden Code

    3978775

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