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9783110184396
This is the first systematic study of literary formulae (topoi) in Greek medieval lives of the saints. Thomas Pratsch compiles a comprehensive systematic catalogue of the topoi and in his evaluation of them provides new insights into the genesis, transmission and historical development of the genre of Greek saints' vitae.Pratsch, Thomas is the author of 'Der Hagiographische Topos Griechische Heiligenviten in Mittelbyzantinischer Zeit', published 2005 under ISBN 9783110184396 and ISBN 3110184397.
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