Gottes Werk und Teufels Wirken

Description:

The volume provides the first comprehensive presentation of imaginary phenomena such as dreams and visions in early Byzantine monastic literature. Drawing on a broad range of sources, it examines imaginary experiences according to their literary expression and the cultural historical background they reflect, thus offering profound insights into the diverse treatment of imaginary phenomena in monastic literature.

subjects: Dreams in literature,  Byzantine literature,  History and criticism,  Monastic and religious life in literature,  Visions in literature,  Asceticism in literature,  Mysticism in literature,  Spirituality in literature,  Hallucinations and illusions in literature,  Christian hagiography,  Women in literature,  Byzantine empire, history,  Themes, motives,  Historiography,  Psychological aspects,  Geistliche Literatur,  Mönchtum,  Spiritualität (Motiv),  Byzantine Christian literature,  Vision in literature,  Imagination in literature