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Hardcover Holy Fools in Byzantium and Beyond Book

ISBN: 0199272514

ISBN13: 9780199272518

Holy Fools in Byzantium and Beyond

(Part of the Oxford Studies in Byzantium Series)

There are saints in Orthodox Christian culture who overturn the conventional concept of sainthood. Their conduct may be unruly and salacious, they may blaspheme and even kill--yet, mysteriously, those around them treat them with even more reverence. Such saints are called "holy fools." In this pioneering study Sergey A. Ivanov examines the phenomenon of holy foolery from a cultural standpoint. He identifies its prerequisites and its development in...

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