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Omen and Anti-omen: The Rabbinic Hagiography of the Scapegoat’s Scarlet Ribbon [PDF]
This article proposes that the place and meaning of various objects among religious communities can be explored in terms of “hagiography,” that is, through the narratives constructed around sacred objects sometimes long after their physical disappearance.
Balberg, Mira
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La forma breve agiografica in area romanza: prassi e teoria
Il presente contributo tende a mettere in luce il rapporto stretto che sussiste fra agiografia e brevità, mostrando come diversi elementi significativi in tal senso emergano già nei rari studi a carattere teorico-letterario che propongono modelli formali
Filippo Fonio
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Особенности проложного жития св. Параскевы Эпиватской в стишных прологах литовской редакции
Святая Параскева-Петка Эпиватская (Тырновская, Болгарская, Белградская, Сербская, Ясская, Влахийская, или Новая) поминается в церковном календаре 14 октября (в некоторых источниках — 13 октября). Эта святая второй половины X в.
Юлия Сергеевна Самамодурова
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Kreacja postaci Świętego Jerzego w wybranych tekstach polskich [PDF]
The work relates to the creation of Saint George – a dragon slayer emerging from the selection of texts published in the Polish language since the beginning of the 20th century.
Katarzyna Czarnecka
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Bhakti, dharma e vairāgya nell’agiografia di Pīpā
Pīpā was the rājā of Gagraun in Rājashān in XV century. According to his hagiography, he went to Banāras, following a divine inspiration, and became disciple of Rāmānanda.
Pinuccia Caracchi
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Comparison as a Provisional Activity
The careers of many scholars in various disciplines have been focused on the study of hagiography, including that of the author. Yet, as those scholars have uncovered new knowledge and employed new interpretations of the materials at hand, the very ...
Nikolas O. Hoel
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Stefan Dečanski as a New Tobit [PDF]
Although it is considered part of the Deuterocanonical books of the Old Testament, the Book of Tobit has been highly popular among readers since the early Christian era.
Polovina Nataša M.
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The Elegiac Puella as Virgin Martyr [PDF]
This is a postprint (author's final draft) version of an article published in the journal Transactions of the American Philological Association in 2009. The final version of this article may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/apa.0.0023 (login may be ...
Uden, James
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Comparative Hagiology and/as Manuscript Studies: Method and Materiality
Although the academic study of hagiography continues to flourish, the role of comparative methods within the study of sanctity and the saints remains underutilized.
Barbara Zimbalist
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Journal of African Christian Biography [PDF]
A publication of the Dictionary of African Christian Biography with U.S. offices located at the Center for Global Christianity and Mission at Boston University. This issue focuses on: WOMEN --- 1.
Belcher, Wendy Laura +6 more
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