Julia Doroszewska
Biographic Data
| ID | 5637105 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Julia Doroszewska |
| GIVEN NAMES | Julia |
| FAMILY NAME | Doroszewska |
| SIGNATURE | DOROSZEWSKA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Silesia in Katowice Department of Classical Studies pl. Sejmu Śląskiego 1, pok. 117 40-032 Katowice Poland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7224-2418 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Menacing Menas? Saint Menas as a Military Saint and Divine Trickster in his Greek Miracle Collection (BHG 1256-1269)
This study examines the Greek miracle collection of Saint Menas (BHG 1256–1269), investigating the literary construction of the saint as both a military protector and a divine trickster. The analysis highlights the inconsistencies in Menas’s portrayal, contrasting his literary depiction as a mounted avenger with non-literary evidence that emphasizes his role as a healer. Using comparative hagiographic analysis, the paper explores the influence of…
Saints in the Latrine
The article analyzes evidence related to the latrine in late antique literature. It shows that the latrine was commonly seen as a demonic domain in both pagan and Christian thought of the period. The Christians gave the moral value to the latrine and associated it with the humankind’s sinful nature. However, there are two narratives from Greek collections of miracles that enter into the dialogue with the discourse on the latrine and exploit it fo…
The Liminal Space
This article explores the potential significance of the suburbs as a liminal space in both ancient Greek and Roman literature, focusing on literature from the imperial period. It will be demonstrated that in these texts the suburbs recur as a setting of preternatural stories, such as those found in The Life of Apollonius of Tyana by Philostratus, in Lucian's Philopseudes, and in Petronius's Satyricon, as well as in many other loci. In all of them…
Between the monstrous and the divine
The aim of this paper is to examine the role of sexually ambiguous human individuals in the Mirabilia by Phlegon of Tralles. The text preserves two curious accounts of the birth of hermaphroditic infants. In antiquity hermaphrodites were usually regarded as maleficent portents which needed a propitiation of the gods; traces of this belief are to be found also in the Mirabilia, since both accounts represent these ‘creatures’ as evil omens. However…
Between the monstrous and the divine
The aim of this paper is to examine the role of sexually ambiguous human individuals in the Mirabilia by Phlegon of Tralles. The text preserves two curious accounts of the birth of hermaphroditic infants. In antiquity hermaphrodites were usually regarded as maleficent portents which needed a propitiation of the gods; traces of this belief are to be found also in the Mirabilia, since both accounts represent these ‘creatures’ as evil omens. However…
Between the monstrous and the divine
The aim of this paper is to examine the role of sexually ambiguous human individuals in the Mirabilia by Phlegon of Tralles. The text preserves two curious accounts of the birth of hermaphroditic infants. In antiquity hermaphrodites were usually regarded as maleficent portents which needed a propitiation of the gods; traces of this belief are to be found also in the Mirabilia, since both accounts represent these ‘creatures’ as evil omens. However…
The Liminal Space
This article explores the potential significance of the suburbs as a liminal space in both ancient Greek and Roman literature, focusing on literature from the imperial period. It will be demonstrated that in these texts the suburbs recur as a setting of preternatural stories, such as those found in The Life of Apollonius of Tyana by Philostratus, in Lucian's Philopseudes, and in Petronius's Satyricon, as well as in many other loci. In all of them…
Saints in the Latrine
The article analyzes evidence related to the latrine in late antique literature. It shows that the latrine was commonly seen as a demonic domain in both pagan and Christian thought of the period. The Christians gave the moral value to the latrine and associated it with the humankind’s sinful nature. However, there are two narratives from Greek collections of miracles that enter into the dialogue with the discourse on the latrine and exploit it fo…
Menacing Menas? Saint Menas as a Military Saint and Divine Trickster in his Greek Miracle Collection (BHG 1256-1269)
This study examines the Greek miracle collection of Saint Menas (BHG 1256–1269), investigating the literary construction of the saint as both a military protector and a divine trickster. The analysis highlights the inconsistencies in Menas’s portrayal, contrasting his literary depiction as a mounted avenger with non-literary evidence that emphasizes his role as a healer. Using comparative hagiographic analysis, the paper explores the influence of…
History (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Byzantine Studies and History (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome (2 works) · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (2 works) · History (2 works)