Erotic Magic in the Pulpit: Fictional and Historicist Contexts of Gregory’s Panegyric of Cyprian (<i>Or.</i> 24)

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  • Anna Lefteratou

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Gregory Nazianzus’ sermon in 379 fused distinct Cyprians (of Carthage and Antioch) in order to illustrate carnal eros transformed into divine desire, and to impugn the magical practices associated with Antioch and the Eunomians.

 

Author Biography

Anna Lefteratou

University of Heidelberg, Research Fellow

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2025-02-14

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