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The Legacy of Demetrius of Alexandria 189-232 CE: The Form and Function of Hagiography in Late Antique and Islamic Egypt

The Legacy of Demetrius of Alexandria 189-232 CE: The Form and Function of Hagiography in Late Antique and Islamic Egypt

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Series: Routledge Studies in the Early Christian World

Ancient History General

ISBN10: 0367876825
ISBN13: 9780367876821
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Dec 12 2019
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.48 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This is the first full-length study of Demetrius of Alexandria (189-232 CE), who generated a neglected, yet remarkable hagiographic program that secured him a positive legacy throughout the Middle Ages and the modern era. Drawing upon Patristic, Coptic, and Arabic sources spanning a millennium, the analysis contextualizes the Demetrian cor

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