Divine Heiress : the Virgin Mary and the creation of Christian Constantinople / Vasiliki Limberis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Limberis, Vasiliki, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Devotion to--Rome.

Mary.

Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Devotion to--Turkey--Istanbul.

Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint.

Christianity and culture--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.

Christianity and culture.

History.

Hymns, Greek--History and criticism.

Hymns, Greek.

Orthodox Eastern Church--Hymns--History and criticism.

Orthodox Eastern Church.

Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Turkey--Istanbul.

Istanbul (Turkey)--Church history.

Istanbul (Turkey).

Byzantine Empire--Church history.

Byzantine Empire.

Church history.

Genre:

Hymns.

Physical Description:

x, 199 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.

Summary:

Divine Heiress explores the vital role of the Virgin Mary in the cultural and religious life of Constantinople in late antiquity. It shows how she was transformed from a humble Jewish maiden into a divine figure and supernatural protector of Constantinople.Vasiliki Limberis examines the cult of Mary in the context of the religious culture of the Mediterranean world and the imperial Christianity of the Roman Empire. The author looks at all the evidence for the cult but pays particular attention to the early hymns to the virgin. These hymns preserved the strong indigenous goddess traditions of Demeter/Persephone, Isis, Hecate and Athena. By studying them the author places the cult of Mary in its historical and cultural context.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Orthodox Eastern Church. Akathistos hymnos. English. 1994.

ISBN:

0415096774

OCLC:

29549492