Possidius' idealised description of St. Augustine's death
1- Research, questions and background, 723-726; 2- Influences from Augustine in the biography, p. 723-726; 3- Fear of the death as a hagiographic motif, p. 726-728; 4- Readness for martyrdom, p. 728-730; 5- The motif of holy death in a hagiographic genre; 6- The monk's final 'flight from the world'...
Author: | Siver Dagemark |
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Published: |
Institutum Patristicum "Augustinianum",
Roma,
1997
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Total Pages: | 830 |
Format: | Book |
Topic: | -
Biography
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Person and Life
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Vita S. Augustini by Possidius / Indiculum
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Vita
- Biography > Person and Life > Specialized biographical studies > death of Augustine |
Parent Work: | Vescovi e pastori in epoca teodosiana |
Status: | Needs Review |
Summary: | 1- Research, questions and background, 723-726; 2- Influences from Augustine in the biography, p. 723-726; 3- Fear of the death as a hagiographic motif, p. 726-728; 4- Readness for martyrdom, p. 728-730; 5- The motif of holy death in a hagiographic genre; 6- The monk's final 'flight from the world' - the rite of death, p. 734-739; 7- Conclusion, p. 739-741. |
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