Emplotting total devotion
Secrecy, fame, and imitation in late antique Lives of Christian ascetics
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| ID | 4373194 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Klazina Staat (0000-0002-1156-6806, The Study of Religion, Faculty of Humanities, Department of History, University of Southern Denmark-SDU, Odense, Denmark, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2023 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Fascículo | 1 |
| Páginas | 135-160 |
| Data de publicação | 2023-01-02 |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0048-721X • E-ISSN: 1096-1151 |
| Editora | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0048721x.2022.2150407 |
| OpenAlex | W4311169178 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 1 |
| Referências citadas | 23 |
This article concentrates on ideals of total devotion in Latin late antique Lives of secret saints. It argues that total devotion is narrativised according to a standardised plot structure or ‘masterplot’. The plot starts with the saints’ performance of total devotion in religious competition, which increases their fame and emotional attraction among the followers. Imitating the example of earlier ascetics, the saints withdraw in isolation to avoid the followers’ attention, but to no avail: the more they hide, the more they become known through the spreading of rumours. The saints’ subsequent disclosure intensifies their emotional attraction, and results in the people’s demonstration of total devotion. In a final step, the audience of the hagiographical tales is invited to follow the saints’ example. Laying bare the recurring plot elements, the article highlights the nexus of ascetic withdrawal, secrecy, fame, emotions, storytelling, and imitation in the constitution of total devotion
Antique · Art · Asceticism · Imitation · Literature · Plot (graphics) · Political science · Secrecy · Sociology · Theology · Visual arts · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · Law · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Social Psychology
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| Citações por ano | 0,33 |
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| Intervalo de citações | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Altamente citado | Não |