The image of the virgin Mary in the Akathistos hymn / by Leena Mari Peltomaa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peltomaa, Leena Mari, author.

Series:

Medieval Mediterranean ; Volume 35.

Medieval Mediterranean ; Volume 35

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--In literature.

Mary.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston ; Koln : Brill, [2001]

Language Note:

English and Greek.

Summary:

The Akathistos Hymn, the most famous work of Byzantine hymnography, has been enshrined in the Orthodox liturgy since the year 626, and its image of the Virgin Mary has exerted a strong influence upon Marian poetry and literature. Anonymous, undated and highly rhetorical, the hymn has presented a challenge to scholars over the years. This study has been undertaken by an innovative method. The approach brings new insights to the era which brought forth the hymn, and the metaphorical image of the Virgin becomes conceptually accessible to the modern-day reader. The investigation leads to the conclusion that the Council of Ephesus (431) constitutes the most likely historical context for the hymn's composition. The book will be of value to all scholars of early Byzantine and Marian studies.

Contents:

Abbreviations

Acknowledgements

Preface

The Akathistos Hymn (Greek text with parallel translation) 1

1. Introduction 21

2. Description of the Hymn 31

3. State of the Research 40

4. A New Approach to the Akathistos Hymn 49

5. The Image: A Structural Analysis 115

6. Epilogue 217

Bibliography 219

The References to Christ in the Akathistos Hymn 231

Index of Greek Words Appearing in the Akathistos Hymn 233

General Index 240.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-47588-5

OCLC:

1276852302

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004475885 DOI