The Making of a Saint: The Life, Times and Sanctification of Neophytos the Recluse

by Catia Galatariotou

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521390354
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	10/10/1991
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.87(d)

Table of Contents

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.