Naslov
Miraculous healings as a time- and space-conditioned category--the example of St. Thecla

Autori
Muzur, Amir ; Škrobonja, Ante

Izvornik
Collegium antropologicum (0350-6134) 26 (2002); 325-332

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
St. Thecla; miracles; miraculous healings; history of medicine

Sažetak
The phenomenon of miracle has been present in each time period and each civilization, and what has changed was not its definition but its content. Gautama Buddha, Apostle Paul, Mohammed, Church fathers from Origen and Augustine of Hippo to Gregory the Great and Thomas Aquinas were all studying miracles and trying to find out the rules and systematization for them. The present paper explores the intriguing differences (e.g., the proportions of miracle types) and similarities (e.g. saintly "specialization") between some Eastern and Western miracle accounts, analyzing the possible underlying reasons. As a case study, the collection of miracles performed by St. Thecla (Basil of Seleukia, 5th c. AD) has been used. The major conclusion of the paper is that miracle accounts quite consequently reflect cultural differences between East and West.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti

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