Some reflections on sacred biography
Book chapter
Hanlon, Christopher. (2016). Some reflections on sacred biography. In Reading and Writing History from Bruni to Windschuttle: Essays in Honour of Gary Ianziti pp. 143-160 Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315603681-9
Authors | Hanlon, Christopher |
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Abstract | Any reflections on sacred biography would be incomplete without some reference to the miracles' of the saints. As the medieval period progressed, sacred biography became further enhanced by the adoption of new images of literary style and stereotypic forms. The writing of saints' lives has been part of the Christian tradition since its very beginning, with episodes found in the New Testament. At the same time, it is this feature that most distinguishes hagiography from secular biography. The purpose of sacred biography must be considered. Saints' lives are illustrations of holy men and women living the life of the Risen Jesus. It was based on the Martyrologium Hieronymianum of Carolingian times. In the years that followed the Council of Trent, post-Reformation Catholicism concentrated afresh upon the lives of the saints. As always, saints were seen as role models on whose lives individual Christians could base their own efforts to live a life in union with Jesus Christ. |
Keywords | Humanities; Religion; Catholicism; Christianity |
Page range | 143-160 |
Year | 01 Jan 2016 |
Book title | Reading and Writing History from Bruni to Windschuttle: Essays in Honour of Gary Ianziti |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Place of publication | United States |
ISBN | 9781409457053 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315603681-9 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315603681-9/great-aid-memory-georg-calixtus-study-history-christian-thorsten-callisen |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
01 Apr 2016 | |
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Deposited | 06 Feb 2024 |
Additional information | Copyright © 2014 Christian Thorsten Callisen. |
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