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Gregory of Nazianzus (ca330-390) is one of the three Greek church fathers from Cappadocia. This book explores both his theology -- which earned him the honorary title 'the Theologian' -- and his general importance as an independent thinker, prolific writer, orator, and poet. Gregory has often been in the shadow of the other Cappadocians, Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nyssa. This book demonstrates his central position in the formation of a hellenised Christian culture as well as his topicality today. More than any other ancient personality, save perhaps for Cicero and Augustine, Gregory recreates his inner life in his writings, and allows us to participate directly in the exciting intellectual and emotional climate of late antiquity. The reader is offered illuminating discussions of Gregorys exposition of the Trinity, his doctrine of deification, his theory of mental images, and his view of the ideal human self. Other contributions take his funeral orations, letters, and autobiographical poetry as points of departure for the study of family relations, gender attitudes, educational ideals, and literary accomplishments. In addition, light is shed on Gregorys seldom-studied poetical uvre and his impact on Byzantine theology and literature. The contributors are international specialists in patristics, church history, philosophy, Classical and Byzantine studies, and literary rhetoric. This Collection Of Studies Is A Sequel To Hagg's Popular Survey, The Novel In Antiquity (1983), And A Companion Volume To His Recent The Virgin And Her Lover (with B. Utas, 2003). Parthenope Offers An Indexed Version Of His Main Contributions In The Field, Especially From The 1980s And 1990s, As Well As Previously Unpublished Work, A New Introduction And A Complete Bibliography Of The Author. Apart From Probing Further Into The Literary World Of Chariton, Xenophon, And Heliodoros, Hagg Also Widens The Scope With Studies On The Lives Of Aesop And Apollonios Of Tyana And On The Oriental Reception Of The Greek Novel.--book Jacket. A Professor And His Slave: Conventions And Values In The Life Of Aesop (1997) -- Callirhoe And Parthenope: The Beginnings Of The Historical Novel (1987) -- Some Technical Aspects Of The Characterization In Chariton's Romance (1975) -- Orality, Literacy, And The 'readership' Of The Early Greek Novel (1994) -- Epiphany In The Greek Novel: The Emplotment Of A Metaphor (2002) -- The Ephesiaca Of Xenophon Ephesius--original Or Epitome? (1969/2004) -- The Naming Of The Characters In The Romance Of Xenophon Ephesius (1971) -- The Parthenope Romance Decapitated? (1984) -- Metiochus At Polycrates' Court (1985) -- The Oriental Reception Of Green Novels: A Survey With Some Preliminary Considerations (1986) -- Hermes And The Invention Of The Lyre: An Unorthodox Version (1989) -- The Black Land Of The Sun: Meroe In Heliodoros's Romantic Fiction (2000) -- Apollonios Of Tyana--magician, Philosopher, Counter-christ: The Metamorphoses Of A Life (1999-2004) -- Hierocles The Lover Of Truth And Eusebius The Sophist (1992) -- Photius At Work: Evidence From The Text Of The Bibliotheca (1973) -- Bentley, Philostratus, And The German Printers (1982). A.d. Papanikolaou (ed.), Xenophontis Ephesii Ephesiacorum Libri V De Amoribus Anthiae Et Abrocomae, 1973 (1977) -- R. Merkelbach, Die Quellen Des Griechischen Alexanderrimans, 2. Aufl., 1977, And J Trumpf (ed.), Vita Alexandri Regis Macedonum, 1974 (1980) -- G. Molinie (ed.), Chariton, Le Roman De Chaireas Et Callirhoe, 1979 (1981) -- S. Bartsch, Decoding The Ancient Novel: The Reader And The Role Of Description In Heliodorus And Achilles Tatius 1989 (1992) -- J. Tatum, Xenophon's Imperial Fiction: On The Education Of Cyrus, 1989, And B. Due, The Cyropaedia: Xenophon's Aims And Methods, 1989 (1991) -- J. Tatum (ed.), The Search For The Ancient Novel, 1994, And J.r. Morgan & R. Stoneman (ed.), Greek Fiction: The Greek Novel In Context, 1994 (1995) -- R. Hunter (ed.), Studies In Heliodorus, 1998 (1999). Tomas Hägg ; Edited By Lars Boje Mortensen & Tormod Eide. Collection Of Articles And Reviews, Most Previously Published. Bibliography Of The Writings Of Tomas Hägg: P. 29-37. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Chiefly In English (1 Article Translated From German By The Author); A Few Reviews In German. Gregory of Nazianzus (ca. 330390) is one of the three Greek church fathers from Cappadocia. This book explores both his theology which earned him the honorary title the Theologian and his general importance as an independent thinker, prolific writer, orator, and poet. Gregory has often been in the shadow of the other Cappadocians, Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nyssa. This book demonstrates his central position in the formation of a hellenized Christian culture as well as his topicality today. More than any other ancient personality, save perhaps for Cicero and Augustine, Gregory recreates his inner life in his writings, and allows us to participate directly in the exciting intellectual and emotional climate of late antiquity. The reader is offered illuminating discussions of Gregorys exposition of the Trinity, his doctrine of deification, his theory of mental images, and his view of the ideal human self. Other contributions take his funeral orations, letters, and autobiographical poetry as points of departure for the study of family relations, gender attitudes, educational ideals, and literary accomplishments. In addition, light is shed on Gregorys seldom-studied poetical oeuvre and his impact on Byzantine theology and literature. The contributors are international specialists in patristics, church history, philosophy, Classical and Byzantine studies, and literary rhetoric. Constructing The Past: Religious Dimensions And Historical Consciousness In Adam Of Bremen's Gesta Hammaburgensis Ecclesiae Pontificum / Hans-werner Goetz -- Pilgrims, Missionaries And Martyrs: The Holy In Bede, Orkneyinga Saga, And Knýtlinga Saga / Carl Phelpstead -- The Function Of The Saints In Early Bohemian Historical Writing / Marie Bláhová -- The Beginnings Of Local Hagiography In Iceland: The Lives Of Bishops Þorlákr And Jón / Ásdis Egilsdóttir -- The Friend Of The Meek: The Late Medieval Miracles Of A Twelfth-century Icelandic Saint / Ármann Jakobsson -- God And The Saints In Medieval Polish Historiography / Norbert Kersken -- In The Presence Of The Dead: Saint Canute The Duke In Saxo Grammaticus's Gesta Danorum / Karsten Friis -- Royal Saints In Hungarian Chronicles, Legends And Liturgy / Lázló Veszprémy Sanctified Beginnings And Mythopoietic Moments: The First Wave Of Writing On The Past In Norway, Denmark, And Hungary, C. 1000-1230 / Lars Boje Mortensen -- Divine Elections For Nations: A Difficult Rhetoric For Medieval Scholars? / Mary Garrison -- Constructing Religious Pasts: Summary Reflections / Håkan Rydving -- Reflections On Historiography And The Holy: Center And Periphery / Patrick Geary. Edited By Lars Boje Mortensen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Prompting for meaning in Gregory’s rhetoric Jostein Børtnes 2. Gregory contemplating the beautiful: Knowing human misery and divine mystery through and being persuaded by images Frederick W. Norris 3. Rhetoric and mental images in Gregory Jostein Børtnes 4. Gregory and the constraint of sameness Stratis Papaioannou 5. Skiagraphia: Outlining the conception of God in Gregory’sTheological Orations Edgars Narkevics 6. The Cappadocians on the Areopagus Samuel Robenson 7. Playing with expectations: Gregory’s funeral orations on his brother, sister and father Tomas Hägg 8. Life after death: The martyrdom of Gorgonia and the birth of female hagiography Virginia Burrus 9. Gregory’s women: Creating a philosopher’s family Susanna Elm 10. Gregory: The rhetorician as poet John A. McGuckin 11. Among the hellenists: Gregory and the sophists Neil McLynn 12. Two Gregories and three genres: Autobiography, autohagiography and hagiography Stephanos Efthymiadis 13. Theosis according to Gregory Torstein Theodor Tollefsen 14. The appeal to the Cappadocian Fathers and Dionysios the Areopagite in the iconoclast controversy Andrew Louth 15. Retrospect: Images, reflections and the “essential” Gregory Philip Rousseau Bibliography Contributors Index locorum General index Mythology is usually reserved for non-Christian religions. However, the adoption of Christianity in northern and east-central Europe between ca. 1000 and 1300 can be adequately described as a myth-making local saints were added to the Christian pantheon in all regions entering Latin Europe. The present collection explores the links between local sanctity and the making of national myths in medieval historical writing. By bringing together specialists in history and literature of the European periphery in question, The contributions convincingly argue that the writing of history and saints lives from this pioneering period are attempts at creating cultural foundation myths. 'Mythology' is usually reserved for non-Christian religions. However, the adoption of Christianity in Northern and East-Central Europe between c. 1000 and 1300 can be adequately described a a myth-making process: local saints were added to the Christian pantheon in all regions entering Latin Europe. Edited By Jostein Børtnes & Tomas Hägg. International Conference Proceedings. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 297-322) And Indexes.