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Archetypal Narratives. Pattern and Parable in the Lives of Three Saints

Archetypal Narratives. Pattern and Parable in the Lives of Three Saints

Krajewski, Elizabeth M. G.

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Series: Studia Traditionis Theologiae, Book 27

General Christianity

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ISBN10: 2503577113
ISBN13: 9782503577111
Publisher: Brepols Publishers
Published: Nov 30 2017
Pages: 246
Weight: 1.10
Language: English
Saints' Lives have been read as documentary evidence for their particular historical periods, biographies of their heroic protagonists, folklore for the entertainment of monks, or propaganda in defense of a cult. None of these readings, however, address the problem of theologically interpreting narratives that were conceived and dispersed within a Christian monastic environment. Concentrating on the earliest extant Lives of Sts Brigit, Samson, and Cuthbert, the author adopts an interpretive approach that combines close textual analysis with a theological hermeneutic to uncover the deep biblical influences within the narratives, and poses the possibility that many of the stories within them are actually parables - stories intended to be both metaphorical and illustrative, but hardly factual. Building on this foundation, each narrative is then explored for its internal structural logic, a step which is seen to identify each hagiographer's unique skills, as well as literary and theological concerns. A theological interpretation of the narratives opens up a fresh appreciation of their religious impact, and the possibility of a widened 'horizon of meaning' for readers.

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