{"title":"Gerasim Petrinski","description":"\u003cp\u003eGerasim Petrinski's work delves into the intricate intersections of philosophy, mythology, and psychology, offering profound insights into ancient and Byzantine thought. His explorations, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Image of the Demon in Byzantium\u003c\/em\u003e, illuminate the symbolic and philosophical origins of mythological figures, enriching understanding of cultural and psychological paradigms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders drawn to deep philosophical inquiry and the historical contexts of myth will find Petrinski's writings both thought-provoking and illuminating. His careful analysis bridges the esoteric with the intellectual, appealing to those interested in the complexities of human belief and psychological symbolism.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-image-of-the-demon-in-byzantium-philosophical-and-mythological-origins-by-gerasim-petrinski-9783838217857","title":"The Image of the Demon in Byzantium: Philosophical and Mythological Origins","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe image of the medieval and Renaissance demon attracts the interest of historians, philosophers, anthropologists, and many other scholars because of its huge impact on significant social and political phenomena and because of its relation to many philosophical and intellectual movements. Nevertheless, such researches are focused predominantly on the Western evil spirit. Its Byzantine 'colleague', on the other hand, has been somehow neglected, even though Byzantinology is at least a century-old field of research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book attempts to shed light on a subject which has not been previously in the focus of such exhaustive research. The image of the demon will be presented in a very different and much more obscure epoch, for which the main sources are numerous, but not so well-known. The so-called Byzantine 'Dark centuries' are marked by political and social instability and theological crises. Nevertheless, during these troubled centuries, one literary genre flourished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lives of the Saints, unlike the works of the 10th-century humanists and encyclopaedists, do not shine with the archaic light of the Hermogenean style or with the well-built reasoning of Procopius; they are vivid reflections of real life, of the beliefs and the superstitions of ordinary people. The Evil and the demons are constantly present in this world and they deserve their own history and 'archaeology.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Image of the Demon in Byzantium: Philosophical and Mythological Origins\u003c\/i\u003e by Gerasim Petrinski provides an exploration into this unique and lesser-studied aspect of Byzantine history, illustrating how the demons depicted within the \u003cem\u003eLives of the Saints\u003c\/em\u003e offer a window into the cultural and spiritual life of an era often overshadowed by other historical narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47603238076652,"sku":"9783838217857","price":87.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783838217857-the-image-of-the-demon-in-byzantium-philosophical-and-mythological-origins.jpg?v=1778058279"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/gerasim-petrinski.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}