Legacy of Demetrius of Alexandria 189-232 CE

<p>This is the first full-length study of Demetrius of Alexandria (189–232 ce) who generated a neglected yet remarkable hagiographic program that secured him a positive legacy throughout the Middle Ages and the modern era. Drawing upon Patristic Coptic and Arabic sources spanning a millennium the analysis contextualizes the Demetrian corpus at its various stages of composition and presents the totality of his hagiographic corpus in translation. </p><p></p><p>This volume constitutes a definitive study of Demetrius but more broadly it provides a clearly delineated hagiographic program and charts its evolution against a backdrop of political developments and intercommunal interactions. This fascinating study is a useful resource for students of Demetrius and the Church in Egypt in this period but also for anyone working on Early Christianity and hagiography more generally. </p>