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Ritual and Earthquakes in Constantinople : Liturgy, Ecology, and Empire / Mark Roosien.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roosien, Mark, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Earthquakes--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Earthquakes.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 204 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- Located on the North Anatolian Fault, Constantinople was frequently shaken by earthquakes. This book argues that ritual and theological responses to these events shaped Byzantine conceptions of God and the environment and transformed Constantinople's self-understanding as the capital of the oikoumene and center of divine action in history
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Dec 2024).
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781009427241
- 1009427245
- 9781009427258
- 1009427253
- 9781009427265
- 1009427261
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