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The Magi : who they were, how they've been remembered, and why they still fascinate Cover Image

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The Magi : who they were, how they've been remembered, and why they still fascinate

Summary: Ancient historian and scholar Eric Vanden Eykel helps readers better understand both the Magi and the ancient and modern interpreters who have tried to study them. He shows how, from a mere twelve verses in the Gospel of Matthew, a varied and vast literary and artistic tradition was born. The Magi examines the birth of the Magi story; its enrichments, embellishments, and expansions in apocryphal writing and early Christian preaching; its artistic expressions in catacombs, icons, and paintings; and its modern legacy in novels, poetry, and music. Throughout, the book explores the fascination the Magi story elicits in both ancient and modern readers and what the legacy of the Magi story tells us about its storytellers--and ourselves.

Record details

ISBN: 9781506473734
ISBN: 1506473733
ISBN: 9781506473741
ISBN: 1506473741
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 218 pages) : illustrations
remote
Computer data.
Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:june.23 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-214) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Authors, readers, and meanings -- Magicians, wise guys, and translators -- Frescoes, funny hats, and faraway places -- Sages, a star, and the search for the true king -- Mushrooms, armies, and secrets as old as the world -- Horoscopes, hymns, and shifting ground -- Buddhists, watches, and endings.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 16, 2022).