Византийската агиография от IХ–XI век като извор за семейния живот
Byzantine hagiography from the 9th–11th centuries as a historical source of family life

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the sampling study of the Byzantine hagiography as a source of the family life in Byzantine Empire. Byzantine hagiography from the Middle period gives us information about family relationships and conflicts, life values, and the importance of the institution of marriage in Byzantine society. The lives of the saints, although traditionally based on earlier models of holiness, directly reflect the worldview of the Byzantines of the period, in which they were created. Through the biblical and religious plots transmitted in the biographies, the logic in the behavior of the medieval man can be discovered to a great extent.The appearance of secular plots in hagiography of that period is related to marital relations and, in general, is a witness for the great importance of the institution of marriage in Byzantine society during this period. The lives of the saints are addresseesd to the laity, for whom the saint is an ideal and an example of Christian life.

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