András Kraft
Biographic Data
| ID | 6403268 |
|---|---|
| NAME | András Kraft |
| GIVEN NAMES | András |
| FAMILY NAME | Kraft |
| SIGNATURE | KRAFT A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Vienna |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0694-5852 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Vaticinium de restitutione Constantinopoleos (BHG 1875b)
The article provides a critical edition of a hitherto unedited post-Byzantine prophecy that may be called the Vaticinium de restitutione Constantinopoleos. The text comes down in two recensions, which are contained in twelve manuscripts. The edition is supplemented with an English translation and a commentary that discusses the title, date of composition, content, main sources, and significance of the text. It is argued that the prophecy was orig…
Natural Disasters in Medieval Greek Apocalypses
Natural calamities form a standard theme in Byzantine apocalypses. This paper discusses their function and meaning by surveying more than a dozen medieval Greek apocalyptic narratives from the sixth to the fifteenth century. It is shown that natural disasters were understood as ambiguous epiphenomena, whose ultimate meaning revolved around human agency and intentionality. Furthermore, it is argued that Byzantine apocalypses offered an intellectua…
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Natural Disasters in Medieval Greek Apocalypses
Natural calamities form a standard theme in Byzantine apocalypses. This paper discusses their function and meaning by surveying more than a dozen medieval Greek apocalyptic narratives from the sixth to the fifteenth century. It is shown that natural disasters were understood as ambiguous epiphenomena, whose ultimate meaning revolved around human agency and intentionality. Furthermore, it is argued that Byzantine apocalypses offered an intellectua…
Vaticinium de restitutione Constantinopoleos (BHG 1875b)
The article provides a critical edition of a hitherto unedited post-Byzantine prophecy that may be called the Vaticinium de restitutione Constantinopoleos. The text comes down in two recensions, which are contained in twelve manuscripts. The edition is supplemented with an English translation and a commentary that discusses the title, date of composition, content, main sources, and significance of the text. It is argued that the prophecy was orig…
Apocalypticism (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Byzantine architecture (2 works) · Byzantine Studies and History (2 works) · Classics (2 works) · History (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Ancient history (1 work)