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Traum, Vision, Imagination in der frühbyzantinischen monastischen Literatur
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Byzantine literature; monasticism; dreams; visionsDOI
10.1515/9783110334395ISBN
9783110334395, 9783110334357, 9783110372908, 9783110334395Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
https://www.degruyter.com/Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2014Series
Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies, 45Classification
Ancient history
History and Archaeology
CE period up to c 1500
Indigenous religions, spiritual beliefs and mythologies of the Americas