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Bettenworth, Anja (2020). Raumkonzepte und Antikenrezeption in Abdelaziz Ferrahs Roman "Moi, Saint Augustin". Römische Quartalschrift für Christliche Altertumskunde und Kirchengeschichte, 115 (3-4). pp. 250-267. Rom; Freiburg; Wien: Herder. ISSN 0035-7812

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Abstract

This paper explores the ways in which Abdelaziz Ferrah includes concepts of space (and time) in his novel about the churchfather St. Augustine. In the novel, Augustine is a berber firmly rooted in his local identity. Metaphors taken from the landscape of Africa are frequently used to characterize him and other Africans. While this literary technique is not new (it is also used e.g. by Léopold Sédhar Senghor and has parallels in ancient climate-theories) Ferrah extends it also to the monuments of pre-Roman Africa. Seeing these monuments allows the berbers of the novel to connect deeply with their past and even to fuse past and present. The paper focuses on the particularly striking scene in the city of Dougga, where Ferrah’s Augstin travels to visit the famous Numidian mausoleum. It compares this approach to that of the historical church-father who valued liturgical remembrance over a physical monument, It then shows how Ferrah’s interpretation is relevant for the reappropriation of St. Augustine in the modern Maghreb.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Translated title:	Title Language Concepts of Space and the Reception of Antiquity in Abdelaziz Ferrah’s novel „Moi, Saint Augustin“ English
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Bettenworth, Anja UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
Editors:	Editors Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Burkard, Dominik UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Fischer, Hans-Peter UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Heid, Stefan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-461790
Journal or Publication Title:	Römische Quartalschrift für Christliche Altertumskunde und Kirchengeschichte
Volume:	115
Number:	3-4
Page Range:	pp. 250-267
Date:	2020
Publisher:	Herder
Place of Publication:	Rom; Freiburg; Wien
ISSN:	0035-7812
Language:	German
Faculty:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Fächergruppe 2: Archäologie, Altertumskunde und Kulturen des Mittelmeerraums > Institut für Altertumskunde > Klassische Philologie
Subjects:	Christian theology Italic Latin History of ancient world
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/46179