IMC 2007: Sessions
Session 1118: Urban Saints of Medieval Russia: The Case of Fools for Christ
Wednesday 11 July 2007, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, Toronto |
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Organiser: | Svitlana Kobets, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, Toronto |
Moderator/Chair: | Andrii Krawchuk, University of Sudbury, Ontario |
Paper 1118-a | Simon of Yurievets and the Paradigm of Old Russian Holy Foolery (Language: English) Index terms: Hagiography, Language and Literature - Slavic, Monasticism, Social History |
Paper 1118-b | The Mythology of the City in the Holy Folly in Archpriest Awakum (Language: English) |
Paper 1118-c | Urban Paradigm of Russian Holy Foolery: The Fool for Christ as a Prophet (Language: English) Index terms: Biblical Studies, Hagiography, Language and Literature - Slavic, Lay Piety, Monasticism |
Abstract | This session will explore the phenomenological peculiarities of iurodstvo or foolishness for Christ, which is a peculiar kind of Eastern Orthodox lay piety. Three papers that comprise this session will address the urban (as opposed to monastic) paradigm of holy foolishness, focusing on the issues of Byzantine hagiographic legacy and its Russian adaptation. |