Gottes Werk und Teufels Wirken
Subtitle: Traum, Vision, Imagination in der frühbyzantinischen monastischen Literatur
By: von Bettina Krönung
Series: Millennium-Studien -- Band 45
Publisher: De Gruyter
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Berlin; Boston
Language: ger
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9783110334357; 9783110334395
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Dreams in literature; Byzantine literature; History and criticism; Monastic and religious life in literature; Visions in literature; Asceticism in literature; Mysticism in literature; Spirituality in literature; Hallucinations and illusions in literature; Christian hagiography
Description: The volume provides the first comprehensive presentation of imaginary phenomena such as dreams and visions in early Byzantine monastic literature. Drawing on a broad range of sources, it examines imaginary experiences according to their literary expression and the cultural historical background they reflect, thus offering profound insights into the diverse treatment of imaginary phenomena in monastic literature.
Notes: Revision of the author's doctoral thesis--Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-354) and indexes.