Journal article
Re-thinking the Life of Constantine-Cyril the Philosopher
- Abstract:
- The invention of the Slavonic alphabet is widely celebrated across the Slavonic speaking world today. Due to this, its earliest account, the Life of Constantine-Cyril, has often been assumed to be a Slavonic text, imbued with Slavic patriotism. This article argues that the Life is a profoundly Byzantine text, and that its author was not primarily concerned with the invention of Slavonic. Rather, the text is best understood as an argument about sanctity, and about the harmony between ‘outside’ learning and piety. This argument was constructed with the resources of and was aimed at contemporary Byzantine intellectual culture.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.5699/slaveasteurorev2.98.3.0434
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- Publisher:
- Modern Humanities Research Association
- Journal:
- Slavonic and East European Review More from this journal
- Volume:
- 98
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 434-434
- Publication date:
- 2020-07-27
- Acceptance date:
- 2020-03-06
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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0037-6795
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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1132619
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pubs:1132619
- Deposit date:
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2020-09-17
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- Copyright holder:
- Mirela Ivanova
- Copyright date:
- 2020
- Rights statement:
- Copyright 2020 Mirela Ivanova.
- Notes:
- This is the publisher's version of the article. The final version is available from JSTOR at: https://doi.org/10.5699/slaveasteurorev2.98.3.0434
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