From Prophet to Miracle-Working Saint : Dynamic Approaches to Elijah in Ancient and Medieval Cultures /

From Prophet to Miracle-Working Saint : Dynamic Approaches to Elijah in Ancient and Medieval Cultures /

The versatile figure of Elijah as Jewish prophet, Christian saint and Muslim "green man" plays at once a controversial and a unifying role across cultures. This collection of essays delves into the rich Elijah traditions that connect late-antique Mesopotamia to modern Europe. It emphasizes...

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Other Authors: Bedros, Vlad (Editor)

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Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill Deutschland, 2026.

Series: Contexts of Ancient and Medieval Anthropology ; 12.
Schöningh, Fink and mentis Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2026.

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Theology and World Christianity.

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Table of Contents:
  • Part I Inscribing Elijah in Faith Traditions
  • Chapter 1 Political Prophet, Wonder Worker, and Trailblazer: The Figure of Elijah in Biblical Tradition /
  • Stephen Germany
  • Chapter 2 Elijah as an Archetype for the Apostles in the Apocryphal Acts /
  • Carl Johan Berglund
  • Chapter 3 Elijah in the Lives of the Prophets /
  • David Cielontko
  • Chapter 4 Élie dans la Culture Islamique: L'Exemple de la Turquie /
  • Ismail Taşpınar
  • Part II Elijah in Eastern and African Traditions
  • Chapter 5 Celebrating the Wonders of Elijah in the Painting Cycle at Dura Europos: A Test-Case for the Oral-Performativity of Images /
  • Barbara Crostini
  • Chapter 6 Helias or Helios? The Prophet Elijah as the Sun God in Christian and Jewish Literary and Iconographic Traditions /
  • Eleonora Serra
  • Chapter 7 Syriac Verse Narratives on Elijah /
  • Sebastian Brock
  • Chapter 8 Great Seer of God: The Prophet Elijah in Armenian Medieval Art and Culture /
  • Mariam Vardanyan and Zaruhi Hakobyan
  • Chapter 9 Elijah, Prophet between Heaven and Earth /
  • Karel C. Innemée
  • Part III Elijah in Byzantine Traditions
  • Chapter 10 Elijah in Byzantium: A Prophet of Fire and Forgiveness for the Macedonian Dynasty (9th-10th cent.) /
  • Gioacchino Strano
  • Chapter 11 The Prophet Elijah in the Old Testament Readings of the Cathedral Rite of Constantinople /
  • Sysse G. Engberg
  • Chapter 12 The Cult of St Elijah and the Fur Trade in Byzantium: Towards a Visual Integration of the 'Barbarian' /
  • Elisabeta Negrău
  • Chapter 13 A Specular Image of the Angelic Life: The Mural Cycle of Elijah at Morača Monastery in Montenegro /
  • Andrei Dumitrescu
  • Chapter 14 The Hesychast Side of Elijah? The Iconographic Corpus of Elijah in Moldavian Wall Paintings (c. 1480-1540) /
  • Vlad Bedros
  • Part IV Elijah in Western European Traditions
  • Chapter 15 Le Prophète Élie dans les commentaires patristiques et médiévaux latins de l'Apocalypse /
  • Éliane Poirot
  • Chapter 16 The Sons of the Prophets: From Witnesses to Monastic Exemplars in Late Antique and Early Medieval Word and Image /
  • Erika Loic
  • Chapter 17 Elijah the Prophet as Envisioned by Medieval Ashkenazi Jewry /
  • Chana Shacham-Rosby
  • Chapter 18 Claiming a Prophet: Elijah between the Franciscans and the Carmelites /
  • Mihnea Alexandru Mihail
  • Back Matter
  • List of Figures with Photo Credits
  • Index of Scriptural Passages about Elijah.