The Image of Justinianic Orthopraxy in Eastern Monastic LiteratureJournal of Early Christian StudiesSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/PH547VQJ/tei
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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.DanielNearyThe Image of Justinianic Orthopraxy in Eastern Monastic Literaturehttp://syriaca.org/cbss/PH547VQJhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/PH547VQJhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/PH547VQJJournal of Early Christian Studies25:12017119-147The monastic legislation contained in the Novels of the emperor Justinian reveals a marked imperial preoccupation with the regulation of matters pertaining to the ascetic life. As a program, however, it is commonly viewed as little more than empty rhetoric, the formal response of a beleaguered governing class to a phenomenon largely beyond its control. This article offers a different view. Through analysis of the hagiographies of three prominent holy men of the mid-sixth century (Sabas, Z‘ura, and Abraham of Farshut), it argues the influence of Justinian’s laws may be seen in the literature produced by Eastern monastic communities. These texts evidence the reception of an imperially-sanctioned model of ascetic “orthopraxy,” provoking a range of responses from monks forced to contend with its provisions.
Neary, Daniel. “The Image of Justinianic Orthopraxy in Eastern Monastic Literature.” Journal of Early Christian Studies 25:1 (2017): 119–47.
Daniel Neary, The Image of Justinianic Orthopraxy in Eastern Monastic Literature,Journal of Early Christian Studies 25:1 (2017): 119–47.Byzantine empireIV-VII CEJacobitesJohn of EphesusJustinianVI CEemperorhagiographykingshipmonasticism