Demons in Late Antiquity: Their Perception and Transformation in Different Literary Genres - Couverture rigide

Livre 10 sur 11: Transformationen der Antike
 
9783110626728: Demons in Late Antiquity: Their Perception and Transformation in Different Literary Genres
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ISBN 10 : 3110626721 ISBN 13 : 9783110626728
Editeur : De Gruyter, 2020

Synopsis

Since the perception of demons in antiquity depended on particular cultural and religious milieus, the authors in this volume take into view various texts - ranging from amulets, spells, apocalypses, martyrdom literature to hagiography - and focus specifically on literary aspects of the transformation of demons and their contextualization. Are specific conceptions of demons characteristic for a certain genre or, rather, for particular religious contexts, so that they appear as topoi independent of genre? Do certain representations of demons prevail in pagan, Jewish and Christian circles alike, irrespective of religious background? How do notions of demons function in apocalypses, hymns, hagiographies or texts from healing procedures and what interdependencies of genre and social context can be traced? These questions are analysed from diverse disciplinary perspectives that offer some fresh and surprising answers.

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À propos de l?auteur

Eva Elm and Nicole Hartmann, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany.

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Éditeur
De Gruyter
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3110626721
ISBN 13 
9783110626728
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
182
Éditeur
Elm Eva, Hartmann Nicole
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