Augustine and Fulgentius: Parallel or Vying African Lives?

The biography of the north African Christian Father, Fulgentius, features a number of parallels with the life of his illustrious North African predecessor, Augustine. This article aims to show that the author of this biography knew and was reacting to what was known about Augustine in his own time,...

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Autor principal: De Marre, Martine Elizabeth Agnès (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Group [2016]
En: Journal of early Christian history
Año: 2016, Volumen: 6, Número: 1, Páginas: 1-28
Clasificaciones IxTheo:KAB Cristianismo primitivo
KCD Hagiografía
Otras palabras clave:B Augustine
B Early Christianity
B North African Christianity
B Patristics
B Hagiography
B Late Antiquity
B Fulgentius
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Verlag)
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Sumario:The biography of the north African Christian Father, Fulgentius, features a number of parallels with the life of his illustrious North African predecessor, Augustine. This article aims to show that the author of this biography knew and was reacting to what was known about Augustine in his own time, and was painting his subject as having surpassed Augustine in many ways. In particular the relationships between Augustine and Fulgentius and their respective prominent mother-figures (Monnica and Mariana) are discussed, where the later author will be shown to have transformed the mother-image to serve a particular hagiographical purpose.
ISSN:2471-4054
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Journal of early Christian history
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/2222582X.2016.1184035