hagiography

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The study of saints and the documentation of their lives.

   “The second half of the eleventh century saw a notable surge of interest in hagiography throughout England, which meant that many of the Anglo-Saxon saints of earlier eras were furnished, often for the first time, with a Latin Vita.”

2. isim A biography of a saint.
3. isim A biography which expresses reverence and respect for its subject.

   “Churchill revisionism, of course, is almost as much of a cottage industry as Churchill hagiography.”

4. isim A biography which is uncritically supportive of its subject, often including embellishments or propaganda.

   “For an obsequious hagiography of [William] Byrd, see L. Wright 1940. For a more critical assessment, see Lockridge 1987, 1992.”