The article discusses how the figure of Arsenios Apostolis is presented in Manuel Malaxos’ Historia Patriarchica, a 16th century chronicle of the lives of the patriarchs of Constantinople during the early Ottoman domination. It then explores how the description given of the humanist’s corpse can be associated with contemporary popular beliefs about revenants, as well as the relationship between Arsenios and the patriarch Pachomios.

Il vampiro e il patriarca: Arsenios Apostolis nella Historia Patriarchica

Cavarzeran Jacopo
2024-01-01

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The article discusses how the figure of Arsenios Apostolis is presented in Manuel Malaxos’ Historia Patriarchica, a 16th century chronicle of the lives of the patriarchs of Constantinople during the early Ottoman domination. It then explores how the description given of the humanist’s corpse can be associated with contemporary popular beliefs about revenants, as well as the relationship between Arsenios and the patriarch Pachomios.
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