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Contents: Introduction, Stephanos Efthymiadis. Part I Genres, Varieties and Forms: Byzantine hagiography and its literary genres. Some critical observations, Martin Hinterberger Greek passions of the martyrs in Byzantium, Marina Detoraki Collections of miracles (fifth-fifteenth centuries), Stephanos Efthymiadis Collections of edifying stories, Andre Binggeli Greek Byzantine hagiography in verse, Stephanos Efthymiadis Symeon Metaphrastes and the metaphrastic movement, Christian HA,gel Synaxaria and the synaxarion of Constantinople, Andrea Luzzi. Part II Hagiography as Literature: The Byzantine hagiographer and his text, Martin Hinterberger Audience, language and patronage in Byzantine hagiography, Stephanos Efthymiadis - Nikos Kalogeras Byzantine hagiography and hymnography: an interrelationship, Antonia Giannouli Fiction and/or novelisation in Byzantine hagiography, Charis Messis Holy actors and actresses fools and cross-dressers as the protagonists of saints' Lives, Stavroula Constantinou The literary portrait of Byzantine female saints, Nathalie Delierneux. Part III Hagiography and Society: Economy and society in Byzantine hagiography: realia and methodological questions, Michel Kaplan - Eleonora Kountoura-Galaki The city in Byzantine hagiography, Helen G. Saradi The hagiography of doubt and scepticism, Anthony Kaldellis. Indexes.
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