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Record Number:
45987
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Title:
Bishop Narcissus Sees a Horrible Demon
Source:
The Medieval Devil: A Reader. Edited by Richard Raiswell and David R. Winter. University of Toronto Press, 2022.
Description:
This account from the
Life
of Saint Afra concerns Narcissus, the bishop of Gerona, who prays for the rescue of Afra from prostitution in service to Venus. When he begins to pray, a demon appears and they begin bargaining. In the end the demon is tricked.
Article Type:
Translation
Subject
(See Also)
:
Demons
Devil
Hagiography
Martyrs
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
Germany
Century:
8
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Related Resources:
The text is translated by Richard Raiswell and David R. Winter, from Conversio et Passio S. Afrae, from MGH Scriptores rerum Merovingicarum, vol. 3 (Hanover, 1896), pp. 57-60.
Author's Affiliation:
Brandon University [Winter] ; University of Prince Edward Island [Raiswell]
Conference Info:
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Year of Publication:
2022.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
9781442634169 (pbk); 9781442634176 (hbk); 9781442634183 (ePub); 9781442634190 (PDF)