The aim of this chapter is to detail how the perception of a well-known legend changed across a number of times and places, from its origin as an element of early medieval Christian hagiography to its becoming, a millennium later, a heretical proposition for the early modern Catholic Church. The legend concerns the soul of Roman Emperor Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus, 53–117 AD), second of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty, who ruled from 98 until 117.
Between Hell and Paradise. The Legend of the Soul of the Emperor Trajan, in Marina Montesano (edited by), Folklore, Magic, and Witchcraft. Cultural Exchanges from the Twelfth to Eighteenth Century, Routledge, London-New York 2021, pp. 59-70.
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2021-01-01
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The aim of this chapter is to detail how the perception of a well-known legend changed across a number of times and places, from its origin as an element of early medieval Christian hagiography to its becoming, a millennium later, a heretical proposition for the early modern Catholic Church. The legend concerns the soul of Roman Emperor Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus, 53–117 AD), second of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty, who ruled from 98 until 117.File in questo prodotto:
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