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Proclus of Constantinople and the cult of the Virgin in late antiquity : homilies 1-5, texts and translations / by Nicholas Constas.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity - Book Archive 2000-2006 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Constas, Maximos, 1961-
- Series:
- Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae ; v. 66.
- Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, 0920-623X ; v. 66
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sermons, Greek--History and criticism.
- Sermons, Greek.
- Proclus, Saint, Patriarch of Constantinople, ca. 390-ca. 446. Homilies--Homily 1-5.
- Proclus.
- Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Sermons--History and criticism.
- Mary.
- Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Sermons.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (465 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Proclus of Constantinople was an outstanding pulpit orator who established the rhetoric and rationale for the Byzantine devotion to the Mother of God. In this book, the critical editions of Proclus' most celebrated Marian sermons (Homilies 1-5) provide the point of departure for a far-reaching study of the rise of the Virgin's cult in Late Antiquity. The homilies are supported by a historical introduction to the life and work of Proclus, situating him within the larger religious culture of fifth-century Constantinople. Richly documented chapters explore the symbolism of the incarnation and virgin birth, including the notion of virginal \'conception through hearing,\' and the image of Mary's womb as a textile loom wich weaves a veil of flesh the bodiless divinity.
- Contents:
- Preliminary material
- INTRODUCTION
- PROCLUS, JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, AND ATTICUS OF CONSTANTINOPLE
- PROCLUS BISHOP OF CYZICUS
- PROCLUS ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE
- PROCLUS OF CONSTANTINOPLE, HOMILIES 1–5
- “THE EAR OF THE VIRGINAL BODY”: THE POETICS OF SOUND IN THE SCHOOL OF PROCLUS
- THE PURPLE THREAD AND THE VEIL OF FLESH: SYMBOLS OF WEAVING IN THE SERMONS OF PROCLUS
- THE CHRISTOLOGY OF PROCLUS OF CONSTANTINOPLE
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX OF ANCIENT AUTHORS AND WORKS
- INDEX OF BIBLICAL CITATIONS
- SUBJECT INDEX
- INDEX OF GREEK TERMS.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-422) and indexes.
- Contains:
- Proclus, Saint, Patriarch of Constantinople, ca. 390-ca. 446. Homilies. Homily 1-5. English & Greek.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-91468-8
- 9786610914685
- 90-474-0430-0
- 1-4294-0709-3
- OCLC:
- 191945273
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789047404309 DOI
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