Myths of aerial tollhouses and their tradition from George the Monk to the Life of Basil the Younger
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Zecher, Jonathan. (2021). Myths of aerial tollhouses and their tradition from George the Monk to the Life of Basil the Younger. Dumbarton Oaks Papers. 75, pp. 297-318.
Authors | Zecher, Jonathan |
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Abstract | [Extract] In this article, I will offer explanations—rooted in monastic practice, social pressures, and literary taste—for why the tollhouse myth went from almost unknown to widely popular in the ninth and tenth centuries. I explore this rise primarily through George the Monk’s version of the tollhouses and the two patristic florilegia that he appends to his tale, though I will also discuss the Life of Basil the Younger. Scholars have long pointed to George as a witness to the tollhouse myth, and Marinis has noted, albeit briefly, the signal importance of George’s use of florilegium. He writes, “Unique for its time, George’s attempt to establish a narrative of the afterlife based on the collection of relevant sources heralds a mentality that would become prevalent from the eleventh century on.”21 George, I argue, testifies to transitions in both the conceptualization of the postmortem and anthology’s role in the articulation and legitimation of this myth. |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | Dumbarton Oaks Papers |
Journal citation | 75, pp. 297-318 |
Publisher | Dumbarton Oaks |
ISSN | 0070-7546 |
PubMed Central ID | https://www.jstor.org/stable/27107159 |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 22 pages |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 2021 |
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Deposited | 31 May 2022 |
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