CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2012
| Author | Durmaz, Reyhan |
|---|---|
| Title | "To go there seven times in faith is like going to Jerusalem": Hagiographical Traditions and Hierotopical Perceptions in Tur 'Abdin in the Middle Ages |
| Summary | Christian landscape of the plateau of Ṭur ‘Abdin in Late Antiquity is a result of the Roman-Persian frontier dynamics, trade and pilgrimage routes, and struggles emanating from the doctrinal controversies. Medieval hagiographical compositions that narrate the lives of holy men in the context of the early history of the region, on the other hand, emphasize certain themes in the ecclesiastical history of the region, indicating specific hierotopical perceptions that prevailed in the Middle Ages. Analyzing a group of saints’ lives, this thesis presents the main themes emphasized in the hagiographical compositions. Having explored the distinct hagiographical traditions, it examines the hierotopical perceptions in Ṭur ‘Abdin in the Middle Ages, reconstructed through the literary representations of sacred spaces, i.e. churches, monasteries, hermit’s caves, in the texts. |
| Supervisor | Volker Menze |
| Department | Medieval Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2012/durmaz_reyhan.pdf |
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