“Mocked by the Archon of Lust”: Panarion 1.26 and Epiphanius’ Hyperboles on Sex and Ascetics Read in Light of Fourth Century Ecclesiastical Debates
This article argues that the depictions of Gnostic sects performing horrendous rites in Epiphanius of Cyprus’ work Panarion worked as rhetorical devices to shift focus away from his own position vis-à-vis marriage, sex, and consumptions of good food and wine, a position that was considered liberal i...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Brill
[2020]
|
| In: |
Vigiliae Christianae
Year: 2020, Volume: 74, Issue: 3, Pages: 316-334 |
| RelBib Classification: | BF Gnosticism CB Christian life; spirituality KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NCF Sexual ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Epiphanius of Salamis
B Panarion B early Christian sexuality B early Christian identity politics |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |