Depiction of the Martyrdom of St. Demetrius in Medieval Greek Literary Sources.

This paper discusses two important Christian metaphors, which are prominent in medieval hagiography: the striving athlete of Christ and the wreath-bearing martyr and victor or stephanites. The two terms are inevitably inter-related, and in this paper their commonalities and theological and poetical...

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Published in:	Pennsylvania Literary Journal (2151-3066) Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 184 - 203
Main Author:	Russell, Eugenia
Format:	Article
Published:	Pennsylvania Literary Journal Summer2010
Subjects:	Metaphor Christian hagiography Christian life Christian ethics Religiousness Religious biography Christian saints Biblical figures Apostles
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