Gottes Werk und Teufels Wirken
Gottes Werk und Teufels Wirken
About this book
The volume provides the first comprehensive presentation of imaginary phenomena such as dreams and visions in early Byzantine monastic literature. Drawing on a broad range of sources, it examines imaginary experiences according to their literary expression and the cultural historical background they reflect, thus offering profound insights into the diverse treatment of imaginary phenomena in monastic literature.
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- OL Work ID
- OL23166009W
Subjects
Dreams in literatureByzantine literatureHistory and criticismMonastic and religious life in literatureVisions in literatureAsceticism in literatureMysticism in literatureSpirituality in literatureHallucinations and illusions in literatureChristian hagiographyWomen in literatureByzantine empire, historyThemes, motivesHistoriographyPsychological aspectsGeistliche LiteraturMönchtumSpiritualität (Motiv)