Open AccessThe Topoi Depicting the Ruler-Saint and the Warrior-Saint in the South-Slavic Literature of the 13th Century
Author(s) -
Радослава Станкова
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
slověne/slovene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2305-6754
pISSN - 2304-0785
DOI - 10.31168/2305-6754.2012.2.1.4
Subject(s) - saint , ruler , depiction , topos theory , battle , ancient history , slavic languages , art , heaven , bulgarian , iconography , history , serbian , banquet , classics , literature , art history , philosophy , linguistics , physics , quantum mechanics
This article discusses one aspect of the depiction of rulers’ sainthood in early Serbian and Old Bulgarian literature: the saints’ martial feats, which are most often displayed as victories over other religions through the power of Christ’s weapon, the Holy Cross. The post mortem miracles attributed to these ruler-saints create the image of the warrior saint descending to Earth to aid in battle.