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Abstract
Two of Cassian’s works, the Institutiones and the Collationes, are preserved in both Latin and Greek, and almost all scholars have taken it for granted that he wrote exclusively in Latin. This paper examines two passages from Cassian’s writings, one from the Institutiones (which has a parallel in an Evagrian florilegium) and the other from the Collationes. Arguing against the prevailing view, the paper provides evidence in support of the hypothesis that Cassian originally wrote the Institutiones in Greek. The paper highlights different theological emphases in the Latin and Greek versions and argues that in the translation of Cassian’s works also style, rhetoric, and theology were adapted.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Wisdom on the Move: Late Antique Traditions in Multicultural Conversation |
Subtitle of host publication | Essays in Honor of Samuel Rubenson |
Editors | Susan Ashbrook Harvey, Thomas Arentzen, Henrik Rydell Johnsén, Andreas Westergren |
Place of Publication | Leiden |
Publisher | Brill |
Chapter | 5 |
Pages | 97-118 |
Number of pages | 22 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789004430747 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789004430693 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Publication series
Name | Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements |
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Publisher | Brill |
Volume | 161 |
ISSN (Print) | 0920-623X |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Specific Languages
- Religious Studies
Free keywords
- Apophthegmata Patrum
- Cassianus
- Institutiones
- Collationes
- Evagrius Ponticus
- progymnasmata
- Samuel Rubenson
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FOWIS: Formative Wisdom. The Reception of Monastic Sayings in European Culture: Scholarly Collaboration on a Digital Platform.
Rubenson, S. (PI), Åhlfeldt, J. (Research engineer), Dahlman, B. (Researcher), Göransson, E. (Researcher) & Åkerman Sarkissian, K. (Researcher)
2016/01/01 → 2019/12/30
Project: Research