Holy Fools in Byzantium and Beyond (Oxford Studies in Byzantium)

by SimonFranklin (Translator), SergeyA.Ivanov (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2006

  $257.91

  The image of St Basil's Cathedral in Moscow's Red Square is a familiar Russian landmark. Saints such as Basil overturn the conventional concept of sainthood - what is saintly about them? This book aims to solve the mystery by exploring the figure of the holy fool in Byzantium and in later Russian history.