Kobiety a ruchy heretyckie według "Diversarum hereseon liber" Filastriusza z Brescii

• Authors: Mariusz Szram

Title variants

EN

Women and Heretical Movements in "Diversarum hereseon liber" by Philastrius of Brescia

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article discusses two issues related to the role of women in heretical movements on the basis of Philastrius’ of Brescia Diversarum hereseon liber (written between 380 and 388): the place and the importance of the feminine in the doctrinal teaching of the heretics, along women’s participation in setting up and functioning of the various heresies. In the Jewish movements false-beliefs were associated with the figures of pagan goddesses, which some groups worshiped in different periods of the history of Israel. Contrary to the widespread in the ancient culture belief of the relationship of the male element in human person with the intellectual sphere, in the early Christian Gnosticism it was thought that the femi­nine was the personification of intellect. An example of this phenomenon on the doctrinal plane was the eon “Wisdom” (sapientia), and on the historical one – Helena accompanying Simon Magus, the precursor of all Christian heresy. Among the female characters of biblical inspiration for erroneous views, resulting from improper, sometimes mythologizing exegesis was especially the mother of mankind Eve. However, the creators of heresies didn’t stress clearly her feminine qualities as that might encourage the emergence of their heterodox doctrines. The known names of women – the members of Jewish and early Christian misbelief movements – appear in Philastrius’ index much less often than men. These are individual cases: Helena accompanying Simon Magus, Priscilla and Maximilla – the co-founders of Montanism heresy.

Keywords

PL

kobieta; herezje; judaizm; wczesne chrześcijaństwo; Filastriusz z Brescii; Diversarum hereseon liber

EN

woman; heresies; Judaism; early Christianity; Philastrius of Brescia; Diversarum hereseon liber

• Publisher: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
• Journal: Vox Patrum
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 66
• Pages: 127-137

Dates

published

2016-12-15

Contributors

author

Mariusz Szram

Identifiers

DOI

10.31743/vp.3444