The Making of a Saint: The Life, Times and Sanctification of Neophytos the Recluse
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Illustrated, 10/10/1991
EAN 9780521390354, ISBN10: 0521390354
Hardcover, 328 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
Every case of sanctification is unique - as unique as the holy man or woman at its centre. Yet at the same time the problem posed is a general one: how does an individual become a Saint? In this bold and pioneering study the author answers the question by providing a detailed analysis of the case of the late twelfth- and early thirteenth-century Byzantine holy man, the Cypriot Saint Neophytos the Recluse.
List of plates
Acknowledgments
List of abbreviations
Introduction
aims and methods
Part I. The Life and Times of Neophytos the Recluse
1. The life of Neophytos
2. The literary and wider cultural context of Neophytos' writings
3. Cyprus in the eleventh, twelfth and early thirteenth centuries
Part II. The Process of Self-Sanctification
4. Neophytos' conception of sanctity
5. The self-proclaimed holy man
Part III. The Social Context of Sanctity
6. Education
7. Neophytos' public
8. Social commentary
9. Secular politics
10. Ecclesiastical politics
Part IV. Saint Neophytos the Recluse
11. Sanctification
Appendix
Bibliography
Index.