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Between East and West: Cassian the Roman in Greek and Latin

Dahlman, Britt LU orcid (2020) In Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements 161. p.97-118
Abstract
Two of Cassian’s works, the Institutiones and the Collationes, are preserved in both Latin and Greek, and almost all scholars have taken it for granted that he wrote exclusively in Latin. This paper examines two passages from Cassian’s writings, one from the Institutiones (which has a parallel in an Evagrian florilegium) and the other from the Collationes. Arguing against the prevailing view, the paper provides evidence in support of the hypothesis that Cassian originally wrote the Institutiones in Greek. The paper highlights different theological emphases in the Latin and Greek versions and argues that in the translation of Cassian’s works also style, rhetoric, and theology were adapted.
Abstract (Swedish)
Two of Cassian’s works, the Institutiones and the Collationes, are preserved in both Latin and Greek, and almost all scholars have taken it for granted that he wrote exclusively in Latin. This paper examines two passages from Cassian’s writings, one from the Institutiones (which has a parallel in an Evagrian florilegium) and the other from the Collationes. Arguing against the prevailing view, the paper provides evidence in support of the hypothesis that Cassian originally wrote the Institutiones in Greek. The paper highlights different theological emphases in the Latin and Greek versions and argues that in the translation of Cassian’s works also style, rhetoric, and theology were adapted.
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Apophthegmata Patrum, Cassianus, Institutiones, Collationes, Evagrius Ponticus, progymnasmata, Apophthegmata Patrum, Cassianus, Institutiones, Collationes, Evagrius Ponticus, progymnasmata, Samuel Rubenson
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Wisdom on the Move: Late Antique Traditions in Multicultural Conversation : Essays in Honor of Samuel Rubenson - Essays in Honor of Samuel Rubenson
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Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements
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Ashbrook Harvey, Susan ; Arentzen, Thomas ; Rydell Johnsén, Henrik and Westergren, Andreas
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161
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22 pages
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Brill
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  • scopus:85110419896
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0920-623X
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9789004430693
9789004430747
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10.1163/9789004430747_007
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Formative Wisdom. The Reception of Monastic Sayings in European Culture: Scholarly Collaboration on a Digital Platform.
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English
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  author       = {{Dahlman, Britt}},
  booktitle    = {{Wisdom on the Move: Late Antique Traditions in Multicultural Conversation : Essays in Honor of Samuel Rubenson}},
  editor       = {{Ashbrook Harvey, Susan and Arentzen, Thomas and Rydell Johnsén, Henrik and Westergren, Andreas}},
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  issn         = {{0920-623X}},
  keywords     = {{Apophthegmata Patrum; Cassianus; Institutiones; Collationes; Evagrius Ponticus; progymnasmata; Apophthegmata Patrum; Cassianus; Institutiones; Collationes; Evagrius Ponticus; progymnasmata; Samuel Rubenson}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{97--118}},
  publisher    = {{Brill}},
  series       = {{Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements}},
  title        = {{Between East and West: Cassian the Roman in Greek and Latin}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004430747_007}},
  doi          = {{10.1163/9789004430747_007}},
  volume       = {{161}},
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