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From demon to deity : Kang Wang in thirteenth-century Jizhou and beyond [PDF]

, 2004
This essay discusses the cult of a deity known as Kang Wang, worshipped throughout Jizhou in thirteenth-century Jiangxi. The identity of this deity remains to some extent mysterious; many different identifying stories for Kang Wang coexist.
Gerritsen, Anne
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"Hispanic Hagiography in the Critical Context of the Reformation"

Studia Aurea: Revista de Literatura Española y Teoría Literaria del Renacimiento y Siglo de Oro
Reseña de Hispanic Hagiography in the Critical Context of the Reformation, ed. Fernando Baños Vallejo, Turnhout, Brepols, 267 pp. ISBN 978-2-503-60212-7.
JOAN MAHIQUES CLIMENT
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The medieval legend of Judas Iscariot: the Vita of Judas and the Gospel of Barnabas [PDF]

, 2007
This paper looks at the development of the Judas Legend, particularly in the Middle Ages. The beginning of the paper establishes a foundation: how reliable are the canonical gospels and how did the legend develop along with the early church (particularly
Mackley, J S
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Domestic religious pilgrimage in Ethiopia: Validating Ethiopian orthodox Tewahido church monasteries sacredness through the name of Jerusalem and its significance. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
Ademe SM.
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Ashgate research companion to Byzantine hagiography

, 2014
Contents: Introduction, Stephanos Efthymiadis. Part I Genres, Varieties and Forms: Byzantine hagiography and its literary genres. Some critical observations, Martin Hinterberger Greek passions of the martyrs in Byzantium, Marina Detoraki Collections of ...
Stephanos Efthymiadis
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The Life of Aleksandr Men\u27: Hagiography in the Making

, 1999
Hagiography is not an extinct genre in Russian literature, even though many believe that it was important in the history of early Russian literature but became irrelevant as Russian literature entered its modem period.
Wehrle, Janet M.
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Narrating the Life of a Subverted Saint: Kazantzakis' initial title for 'Zorba' and the parody of a genre [PDF]

, 2009
This paper attempts a generic comparison between Kazantzakis’ most celebrated novel and the medieval genre of hagiography. With references to the original Life of Alexis and to other canonical hagiographical texts I demonstrate how the generic ...
Polychrona, Maria
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The Dharma Bums: A (Fictional) Pseudo-Buddhist Hagiography, or a Pseudo-ojoden

Religions
This paper analyses Jack Kerouac’s brief but intense conversion to American pseudo-Buddhism and the artistic effect of this biographical development, arguing that his conversion was total from a spiritual point of view and that its almost immediate ...
Ovidiu Matiu
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Radical Succession: Hagiography, Reform, and Franciscan Identity in the Convent of the Abbess Juana de la Cruz (1481–1534) [PDF]

, 2021
Pablo Acosta-García
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He Was The Best of Kings; He Was the Worst of Kings: A Critique of the Literary Presentation of Richard I

, 2015
In order to achieve a more holistic understanding of Mediterranean History during the Third Crusade, a critical analysis of Richard I is necessary. This paper questions how accurately Richard I was portrayed in literary sources during the Third Crusade ...
Reed, Estelle
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