Holiness and Power : Constantinopolitan Holy Men and Authority in the 5th Century.

Intro -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The Holy Man in Late Antiquity -- 1. Peter Brown's Thesis and Its Development -- 2. Hagiography - Primary Sources for the Research on the Holy Man -- 3. Constantinople: an Outline of the Specific Characteristics of Early Constantinopolitan Monasticism -- Part I: Life of Hypatios -- 1. Characteristics of the Source -- 1.1. The Author -- 1.2. The Purpose of the Work and Dates -- 1.3. Originality and Borrowings -- 1.4. Structure -- 1.5. Hypatios - Narratio Hagiographica -- 2. Analysis -- 2.1. Hypatios' Relations with Secular Authority -- 2.1.1. Relations with the Emperors and Members of the Imperial Family -- 2.1.2. Relations with Officials and the Aristocracy -- 2.1.2.1. Controversial Situations -- 2.1.2.2. Borderline Cases -- 2.1.2.3. Positive Relations -- 2.1.2.4. Jonas of Halmyrissos' Relations with the Power Elite of Constantinople -- Rouphinos -- 2.2. Relations Between Hypatios and Church Authority -- 2.2.1. Deaconess -- 2.2.2. Priests -- 2.2.3. Hypatios as a Priest -- 2.2.4. Bishops -- Part II: Life of Alexander Akoimetos -- 1. Characteristics of the Source -- 1.1. Dates -- 1.2. The Author -- 1.3. Structure -- 1.4. Biographical Data in the Narratio Hagiographica -- 1.5. Alexander's Trial and Expulsion from Constantinople -- 2. Analysis -- 2.1. Alexander's Relations with the Authorities from the Beginning of His Activity up until His Arrival at Antioch -- 2.2. Alexander's Conflict with the Authorities of Antioch -- 2.3. Alexander in Constantinople -- Digression Messalian Tendencies in the VH and VAl -- Part III: Life of Daniel the Stylite -- 1. Characteristics of the Source -- 1.1. The Author, Dates, and the Purpose of the Work -- 1.2. Structure -- 1.3. Biographical Data -- 2. Analysis -- 2.1. Daniel's Relations with the Emperors -- 2.2. Daniel's Relations with the Empresses.

2.3. Encounter with Gubazes, King of Lazica -- 2.4. Encounter with Olybrius, the Later Emperor in the West (472) -- 2.5. Daniel's Relations with Figures of Authority, Officers, and Imperial Officials -- 2.6. Daniel's Relations with Bishops -- 2.7. Daniel's Relations with the Low-Ranking Clergy and Monks -- Part IV: Life of Markellos Akoimetos -- 1. Characteristics of the Source -- 1.1. Dates -- 1.2. The Author and the Purpose of the Work -- 1.3. Originality and Borrowings -- Structure -- 1.4. Biographical Data in the Narratio Hagiographica -- 2. Analysis -- 2.1. Markellos Akoimetos and Secular Authority -- 2.1.1. Markellos vs. Aspar and His Sons -- 2.1.2. Relations with Imperial Officials and Prominent Figures -- 2.2. Markellos' Relations with Church Authority -- Part V: The Hagiographical Ideal of the Relationship between the Holy Man and Authority and the Historical Basis for Such Relations -- 1. Secular Authority -- 2. Church Authority -- 3. Charismatic Authority -- Bibliography -- Index of People -- Index of Places.

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