The humility of holy fools in Orthodox Christianity: On the problem of understanding (The Vita of Simeon the Holy Fool and The Vita of Andrew the Holy Fool)
This article analyses the problem of understanding the deeds of a holy fool in Russian Orthodox culture. Through considering the images of two “classical” saints – Simeon the Holy Fool ad Andrew the Holy Fool, the author emphasises the idea of humility as the dominant type of behaviour and the main...
Main Author: | Dorofeeva L. |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
2014-07-01
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Series: | Слово.ру: балтийский акцент |
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Online Access: | https://journals.kantiana.ru/eng/slovo/1802/5251/ |
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