A Note on "substomachans" (Augustine, conf. 3.21)

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dc.contributor.author Van Oort, Johannes (Hans)
dc.date.accessioned 2023-04-24T05:41:58Z
dc.date.available 2023-04-24T05:41:58Z
dc.date.issued 2023-06
dc.description.abstract This brief note explains the curious word “substomachans” in conf. 3.21 from the Manichaean background of both Monnica’s bishop and Augustine. Based on this explanation, the note proposes a new translation of the phrase in which “substomachans” occurs. The interpretation offered seems to be backed by Julian of Eclanum’s use of “substomachans”. In essence, “substomachari” refers to the “ructare” during the Manichaeans’ daily ritual meal: “to belch (out)”. en_US
dc.description.department Church History and Church Policy en_US
dc.description.librarian hj2023 en_US
dc.description.uri https://brill.com/view/journals/vc/vc-overview.xml en_US
dc.identifier.citation Van Oort, J. 2023, 'A Note on "substomachans" (Augustine, conf. 3.21)', Vigiliae Christianae, vol. 77, no. 3, pp. 333-337, https://doi.org/10.1163/15700720-12347519. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0042-6032 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 1570-0720 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.1163/15700720-12347519
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/90420
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Brill Academic Publishers en_US
dc.rights © Johannes van Oort, 2023 en_US
dc.subject Augustine en_US
dc.subject Confessions en_US
dc.subject Substomachans en_US
dc.subject Manichaeism en_US
dc.subject Julian of Eclanum en_US
dc.title A Note on "substomachans" (Augustine, conf. 3.21) en_US
dc.type Postprint Article en_US


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