Miraculous chronotope in the spiritually beneficial tales of
Anastasios Sinaites

KULHÁNKOVÁ, Markéta. Miraculous chronotope in the spiritually beneficial tales of Anastasios Sinaites. In Miracles and Wonders in Antiquity and Byzantium. 2014.

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KW  - Byzantium
KW  - narrative
KW  - beneficial tales
KW  - chronotope
KW  - miracles
KW  - Anastasios Sinaites
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N2  - Miracles and wonders play an important role in the Byzantine Collections of Spiritually Beneficial Tales from the Historia Monachorum in Aegypto (end of the 4th century) to the later tales of the 10th century. It should be pointed out, however, that in the two collections of Anastasios Sinaites' tales (middle of 7th century) miracles and wonders have even a much greater importance. Many types of miracles are included in these two collections: healings, exorcisms, the lighting of divine fire, talking icons and divine signs taking place during the religious service; even theological disputations with unholy spirits. It is rather difficult to find a tale in Anastasios' collections, which does not contain a single miracle. In my presentation, I will first attempt to define the spatiotemporal elements of the genre of the spiritually beneficial tale by primarily drawing from the theoretical works of Mikhail Bakhtin and Michel Foucault. Thereafter I will focus on the particularities of Anastasios' tales and I will demonstrate the different types of miracles and wonders they include along with their narrative role (e.g. one of the special features of Anastasios' tales is related to the appearance, disappearance, and teleportation of people or even entire landscapes). In so doing, I will arrive at the definition of the specific chronotope of Anastasios' tales, which, as I will show, is primarily based on the dominance of miracles and wonders. The "miraculous" chronotope, however, is just one of the many characteristics of Anastasios' beneficial tales. Towards the end of my paper I would like to briefly mention some of their other features, such as the strong authorial presence. I hope to show not only the character and function of the miracles and wonders within the tales in question, but also to contribute to a better understanding of the genre of the Collection of Beneficial Tales and its evolution throughout time.
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Basic information
Original name	Miraculous chronotope in the spiritually beneficial tales of Anastasios Sinaites
Name in Czech	Zázračný chronotop ve vyprávěních pro duši Anastasia Sinajského
Authors	KULHÁNKOVÁ, Markéta (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition	Miracles and Wonders in Antiquity and Byzantium, 2014.

Other information
Original language	English
Type of outcome	Requested lectures
Field of Study	Literature, mass media, audio-visual activities
Country of publisher	Cyprus
Confidentiality degree	is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW	URL
RIV identification code	RIV/00216224:14210/14:00074266
Organization unit	Faculty of Arts
Keywords in English	Byzantium; narrative; beneficial tales; chronotope; miracles; Anastasios Sinaites
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Tags	International impact, Reviewed
Changed by	Changed by: Mgr. Vendula Hromádková, učo 108933. Changed: 21/2/2015 11:12.

Abstract

Miracles and wonders play an important role in the Byzantine Collections of Spiritually Beneficial Tales from the Historia Monachorum in Aegypto (end of the 4th century) to the later tales of the 10th century. It should be pointed out, however, that in the two collections of Anastasios Sinaites' tales (middle of 7th century) miracles and wonders have even a much greater importance. Many types of miracles are included in these two collections: healings, exorcisms, the lighting of divine fire, talking icons and divine signs taking place during the religious service; even theological disputations with unholy spirits. It is rather difficult to find a tale in Anastasios' collections, which does not contain a single miracle. In my presentation, I will first attempt to define the spatiotemporal elements of the genre of the spiritually beneficial tale by primarily drawing from the theoretical works of Mikhail Bakhtin and Michel Foucault. Thereafter I will focus on the particularities of Anastasios' tales and I will demonstrate the different types of miracles and wonders they include along with their narrative role (e.g. one of the special features of Anastasios' tales is related to the appearance, disappearance, and teleportation of people or even entire landscapes). In so doing, I will arrive at the definition of the specific chronotope of Anastasios' tales, which, as I will show, is primarily based on the dominance of miracles and wonders. The "miraculous" chronotope, however, is just one of the many characteristics of Anastasios' beneficial tales. Towards the end of my paper I would like to briefly mention some of their other features, such as the strong authorial presence. I hope to show not only the character and function of the miracles and wonders within the tales in question, but also to contribute to a better understanding of the genre of the Collection of Beneficial Tales and its evolution throughout time.

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GAP406/12/0196, research and development project	Name: Raně byzantské narativní texty v zrcadle moderní literární teorie
GAP406/12/0196, research and development project	Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Early Byzantine Narratives in the Mirror of Modern Literary Theory

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