Author: Thomas J. Heffernan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019536001X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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Though medieval "saints' lives" are among the oldest literary texts of Western vernacular culture, they are routinely patronized as "pious fiction" by modern historiography. This book demonstrates that to characterize the genre as fiction is to misunderstand the intentions of medieval authors, who were neither credulous fools nor men blinded by piety. Concentrating on English texts, Heffernan reconstructs the medieval perspective and considers sacred biography in relation to the community for which it was written; identifies the genre's rhetorical practices and purposes; and demonstrates the syncretistic way in which the life of the medieval saint was transformed from oral tales to sacred text. In the process, Heffernan not only achieves a more contextually accurate understanding of the medieval saints' lives, but details a new critical method that has important implications for the practice of textual criticism.
Author: Juliane Schober
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120818125
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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This interdisciplinary collection of essays explores the biographical genre of the Buddhist traditions of South and Southeast Asia. Scholars in the history of religions, anthropology, literature and art history present a broad range of explorations into sacred biography as an interpretive genre. Easch essay makes unique contributions and the collection as a whole engages methodological and interpretive approaches that are central to scholars of Buddhism and those specializing in the study of south and Southeast Asia.
Author: Henry Hunter
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 508
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Author: Henry Hunter
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 452
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Author: Henry Hunter
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Languages : en
Pages : 386
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Author: George Roberts
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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Author: Henry HUNTER (D.D.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 458
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Author: David Roth
Publisher: HarperPrism
ISBN: 9780061008498
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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A biography of General Powell, one of the most respected and popular military leaders of his time, and a peerless role model for African-Americans. Covers his life from the early days in Harlem to his rise as the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff.
Author: Henry Hunter
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Languages : en
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Author: Osmond Tiffany
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 720
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