Saint George the Victory-Bearer: South Slavic Medieval Hagiographic Tradition
Author: Ana Stoykova. Language: Bulgaian

Table of contents

Preface

I. Rise and early history of St. George’s cult. Geographic origin, cultural and historical context

1. Sources of the cult’s early dissemination

2. The early Christian martyrs

3. St. George’s tomb and relics

4. Hypotheses on the provenance of the cult

II. The hagiographic tradition: Scholarship, manuscripts, copies, content

1. Karl Krumbacher and the study of the hagiographic tradition

2. The Early martyrium (Passio prima)

The Early martyrium in the Greek manuscript tradition

The Early martyrium in the Latin manuscript tradition

The Early martyrium in its Oriental versions

III. Hagiographic narratives about St. George in the South Slavic literary tradition

1. Previous studies

2. St. George’s martyria in the South Slavic manuscript tradition

3. St. George’s Synaxarium vitae in the South Slavic manuscript tradition

4. The Early martyrium (Passio prima) (BHg 670) in the Slavic manuscript tradition

The copies of the Passion prima’s Slavic version

Textological analysis

Content

Commentary to the content and the translation

Manuscript context of the Greek and the Slavic copies

Genealogy scheme of the Passion prima’s versions

Conclusions

5. The Second Slavic martyrium of Dadian type (BHG 670g) in the South Slavic manuscript tradition

The South Slavic copies

Textological analysis

Content

Commentary to the content and the translation

Manuscript context of the Greek and the Slavic copies

Conclusions

6. The Martyrium of St. George ascribed to Pasicrates (the Normative text)

The South Slavic copies and their manuscript context

Textological analysis

Content

Commentary to the content and the translation

Conclusions

7. The Martyrium of St. George from the Metaphrastes’ menologion (BHG 676) in the South Slavic manuscripts tradition

The South Slavic copies and their manuscript context

Textological analysis

Content

Commentary to the content and the translation

Conclusions

8. Contaminated versions of St. George’s Martyrium

First contaminated version (BHBS 13б)

Second contaminated version (BHBS 13г)

The episodes in the contaminated versions of St. George’s  Martyrium

9. Table of the episodes in the Slavic St. George’s martyria

10. Synaxarium vitae of St. George in the South Slavic manuscript tradition

Conclusion

Свети Георги Победоносец. Агиографски произведения в южнославянсата средновековна традиция

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