Possidius' idealised description of St. Augustine's death

1- Research, questions and background, 723-726; 2- Influences from Augustine in the biography, p. 723-726; 3- Fear of the death as a hagiographic motif, p. 726-728; 4- Readness for martyrdom, p. 728-730; 5- The motif of holy death in a hagiographic genre; 6- The monk's final 'flight from the world'...

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Author:Siver Dagemark
Published: Institutum Patristicum "Augustinianum", Roma, 1997
Total Pages:830
Format:Book
Topic:- Biography > Person and Life > Vita S. Augustini by Possidius / Indiculum > Vita
- Biography > Person and Life > Specialized biographical studies > death of Augustine
Parent Work: Vescovi e pastori in epoca teodosiana
Status:Needs Review
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Summary:1- Research, questions and background, 723-726; 2- Influences from Augustine in the biography, p. 723-726; 3- Fear of the death as a hagiographic motif, p. 726-728; 4- Readness for martyrdom, p. 728-730; 5- The motif of holy death in a hagiographic genre; 6- The monk's final 'flight from the world' - the rite of death, p. 734-739; 7- Conclusion, p. 739-741.

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