From Prophet to Miracle-Working Saint

Dynamic Approaches to Elijah in Ancient and Medieval Cultures

490 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The versatile figure of Elijah as Jewish prophet, Christian saint and Muslim “green man” plays at once a controversial and a unifying role across cultures. This collection of essays delves into the rich Elijah traditions that connect late-antique Mesopotamia to modern Europe. It emphasizes how Elijah’s many-sided character cannot be explained by his sparse mentions in the Bible. His enormous popularity rather depends on a network of artistic and performative interpretations that developed in different traditions and were divulged through cultic practices and feasts in which Elijah was the protagonist.

• Reihe: Contexts of Ancient and Medieval Anthropology
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Religion, allgemein Geschichte der Religion
• ISBN: 9783506798237
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 07.11.2025
• Größe: 23.5 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: Brill | Schöningh
• Band herausgegeben von: Vlad Bedros, Barbara Crostini, Andrei Dumitrescu, Chana Shacham-Rosby