Holy Fools in Byzantium and Beyond

Holy Fools in Byzantium and Beyond
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 492
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ISBN-10 : 9780199272518
ISBN-13 : 0199272514
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Book Synopsis Holy Fools in Byzantium and Beyond by : Sergeĭ Arkadʹevich Ivanov

Download or read book Holy Fools in Byzantium and Beyond written by Sergeĭ Arkadʹevich Ivanov and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2006-04-06 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The image of St Basil's Cathedral in Moscow's Red Square is a familar Russian landmark. Yet few people know what made Basil so famous. He was a saint who wandered about naked, bullied passers-by, brawled in the market-place, and once even smashed a revered icon. Saints such as Basil overturn the conventional concept of sainthood - what, we may ask, is saintly about them? This book aims to solve the mystery by exploring the figure of the holy fool in Byzantium and in later Russianhistory.


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