Christopher wrote:
>don't see why it wouldn't be: suchlike events are quite common in Hindu and
>Buddhist (esp. Tibetan) hagiographies as well, i am given to understand.
>probably to be found in muslim traditions as well (though i suppose these
>might not be considered pre-christian by the pickie). or, amongst the
>greeks?
>
>the christian west (or east) has no monopoly on saints, after all.
>
Other models are the 'great men' and heroes, and here I am thinking of
Suetonius' life of Augustus, where portents of the greatness of Augustus
were evident before his birth and at the time of his birth (ch. 94).
Steve Fanning
Steven Fanning
Department of History (M/C 198)
913 University Hall
University of Illinois at Chicago
601 S. Morgan St.
Chicago, IL 60607-7109
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