The Cult of Saint John of Rila In the Hagiography of Tarnovo Cover Image

Култът към Св. Иван Рилски в търновската агиография
The Cult of Saint John of Rila In the Hagiography of Tarnovo

Author(s): Venelin Grudkov
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Language and Literature Studies, Cultural history, Studies of Literature, Middle Ages, Theology and Religion, Bulgarian Literature, 6th to 12th Centuries, Eastern Orthodoxy, History of Religion
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: religious cult; hagiographical texts; ethnos
Summary/Abstract: The research focuses on the main texts of the Old Bulgarian hagiographical cycle about Saint John of Rila. Text analysis of the post-biographical parts leads to the conclusion that the relics of the Rila saint extremely actualize their impact in historical periods that are dramatic for the ethnic destiny.

  • Page Range: 13-27
  • Page Count: 15
  • Publication Year: 2019
  • Language: English, Bulgarian