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9781441115256

Celibate Marriages in Late Antique and Byzantine Hagiography The Lives of Saints Julian and Basilissa, Andronikos and Athanasia, and Galaktion and Episteme

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    9781441115256

  • ISBN10:

    1441115250

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2011-12-29
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

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This book explores the puzzling phenomenon of continent marriage as depicted in the lives of three couples who achieved sainthood. Marriage without intercourse appears to have no purpose, especially in Christian antiquity, yet these three tales were copied for centuries. What messages were they promoting? What did it mean to be a virgin husband and a virgin wife? Including full translations, this volume sets each life in its historical context, and by examining their individual and shared themes, the book shows that the tension raised by pitting marriage against celibacy is constantly debated. It also highlights the ingenuity of Byzantine hagiographers as they attempted to reconcile this curious paradox

Table of Contents

Introduction / 1. Recreation and Invention / 2. The Representation of Celibate Marriage in the Vitae / 3. The Implications of a Celibate Marriage / 4. Resolution: Virgin Wives / 5. Literary Ancestors / Conclusion / Text, Translation and Notes: Vita of SS. Julian and Basilissa / Text, Translation and Notes: Vita of SS. Andronikos and Athanasia / Text, Translation and Notes: Vita of SS. Galaktion and Episteme / Appendix / Bibliography / Index.

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