Insanity and Sanctity in Byzantium
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Reference, History, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Social Psychology, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
| Author: | Youval Rotman | ISBN: | 9780674973114 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | September 19, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Youval Rotman |
| ISBN: | 9780674973114 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | September 19, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
In the Roman and Byzantine Near East, the holy fool emerged in Christianity as a way of describing individuals whose apparent madness allowed them to achieve a higher level of spirituality. Youval Rotman examines how the figure of the mad saint or mystic was used as a means of individual and collective transformation prior to the rise is Islam.
In the Roman and Byzantine Near East, the holy fool emerged in Christianity as a way of describing individuals whose apparent madness allowed them to achieve a higher level of spirituality. Youval Rotman examines how the figure of the mad saint or mystic was used as a means of individual and collective transformation prior to the rise is Islam.
