The rise of the dragon in middle Byzantine hagiography
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11932533 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Monica White (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 149-167 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-0131 • E-ISSN: 1749-625X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1179/174962508x322650 |
| OpenAlex | W2031640387 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
Dragons were a well-established feature of the Byzantine supernatural imagination, and certain conventions governed their behaviour as described in hagiography. The textual traditions associated with Ss Perpetua, Marina of Antioch and Elisabeth the Miracle-Worker illustrate the changing role of the creatures from late antiquity through the middle Byzantine period. Although early works portray them as minor nuisances, compilations of the ninth century and later give them a new prominence, hinting at an editorial fascination with dragons which acted in a similar manner on otherwise unrelated texts
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Byzantine architecture · Creatures · Literature · Middle Ages · Miracle · Natural (archaeology · Ninth · Period (music · Theology · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |