Holy Fools in Byzantium and Beyond by Sergey A. Ivanov

Holy Fools in Byzantium and Beyond

Oxford Studies in Byzantium

Sergey A. Ivanov with Simon Franklin (Translator)

479 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction religion challenging informative medium-paced
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There are saints in Orthodox Christian culture who overturn the conventional concept of sainthood. Their conduct may be unruly and salacious, they may blaspheme and even kill--yet, mysteriously, those around them treat them with even more reverenc...

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