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The Virgin Mary in Byzantium, c.400-1000 : hymns, homilies and hagiography / Mary B. Cunningham.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cunningham, Mary (Lecturer in historical theology and Othodox Christian studies), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Devotion to--Byzantine Empire.
- Mary.
- Orthodox Eastern Church--Liturgy.
- Orthodox Eastern Church.
- Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint, in the liturgy--Orthodox Eastern Church.
- Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint, in the liturgy.
- Hymns, Greek--Byzantine Empire--History and criticism.
- Hymns, Greek.
- Sermons, Greek--Byzantine Empire--History and criticism.
- Sermons, Greek.
- Byzantine Empire--Religious life and customs.
- Byzantine Empire.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 275 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- Examines the role of the Virgin Mary in Byzantine society, focusing on religious texts that promoted her cult.
- Contents:
- Praise of Mary in song : the early hymnography
- From Theotokos to Intercessor : the early homiletic witness (ca. 400-600)
- Panegyrics and supplication : homilies from ca. 600-1000
- Theology in verse : middle Byzantine hymnography
- Narratives about the Panagia : miracle stories, hagiography and apocalypses.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Oct 2021).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-108-99748-1
- 1-108-99768-6
- 1-108-99053-3
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