The Theologians

short story by Jorge Luis Borges
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The Theologians

Summary

The Theologians is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Theologians authored Jorge Luis Borges[3].
  • The Theologians's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Theologians's genre is historical fiction[5].
  • The Theologians's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish[6].
  • The Theologians was published on April 1947[7].
  • The Theologians's main subject is Christian theologian[8].
  • The Theologians's main subject is heresy[9].
  • The Theologians's published in is recorded as The Aleph[10].
  • The Theologians's title is recorded as Los teólogos[11].
  • The Theologians's first line is recorded as Arrasado el jardín, profanados los cálices y las aras, entraron a caballo los hunos en la biblioteca monástica y rompieron los libros incomprensibles y los vituperaron y los quemaron, acaso temerosos de que las letras encubrieran blasfemias contra su dios, que era una cimitarra de hierro.[12].
  • The Theologians's set in period is recorded as late antiquity[13].
  • The Theologians's form of creative work is recorded as short story[14].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Theologians authored Jorge Luis Borges[3].

Publication

The Theologians was released on April 1947[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Spanish[6]. Its genre is historical fiction[5].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Christian theologian[8] and heresy[9].

Why It Matters

The Theologians ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month).[2]

References

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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    First line Arrasado el jardín, profanados los cálices y las aras, entra
    Language of work or name Spanish
    Fantlab work id 68791
    Genre historical fiction
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7439]]: 68791, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/192678458|Jorge Luis Borges - Los teólogos (#192678458)]] for {{P|7439}}"
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