Some Remarks on the Anathemas in the "Palaea Historica"

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ID21219904
AuthorsMałgorzata Skowronek (0000-0002-9101-3573, University of Lodz), Marek Majer (0000-0002-0885-5789)
Year2013
Volume3
Pages131-144
Publication date2013-12-30
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudia Ceranea Journal of the Waldemar Ceran Research Centre for the History and Culture of the Mediterranean Area and South-East Europe (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2084-140X • E-ISSN: 2449-8378
PublisherUniwersytet Lodzki (University of Lodz) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18778/2084-140x.03.09
OpenAlexW2243529694
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited9

The original text of the Palaea Historica, a Byzantine narration based on the initial books of the Old Testament, contains two anathema directed against the Phundagiagitae (adherents of a medieval neo-Manichaean heresy), accusing them of the belief in Cain’s being the son of Satanael and in that the union of Adam and Eve occurred in the Garden of Eden already. The analysis of the relevant passages and their counterparts in two Slavic translations of the Palaea, as well as certain other Byzantine and Slavic medieval texts with related content, contributes to illuminating the circumstances under which the Slavic translations arose. The paper also discusses the very term Phundagiagitae (practically absent from all other Slavic sources) and addresses the issue of the supposed non-canonicity of the Palaea

Art · Byzantine architecture · Heresy · Literature · Narrative · Old Testament · Political science · Slavic languages · Soviet union · Theology · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Law · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy

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