Military Saints in Byzantium and Rus, 900–1200
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Military Saints in Byzantium and Rus, 900–1200

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Military Saints in Byzantium and Rus, 900–1200

About this book

The rulers of the Byzantine Empire and its commonwealth were protected both by their own soldiers and by a heavenly army: the military saints. The transformation of Saints George, Demetrios, Theodore and others into the patrons of imperial armies was one of the defining developments of religious life under the Macedonian emperors. This book provides a comprehensive study of military sainthood and its roots in late antiquity. The emergence of the cults is situated within a broader social context, in which mortal soldiers were equated with martyrs and martyrs of the early Church recruited to protect them on the battlefield. Dr White then traces the fate of these saints in early Rus, drawing on unpublished manuscripts and other under-utilised sources to discuss their veneration within the princely clan and their influence on the first native saints of Rus, Boris and Gleb, who eventually joined the ranks of their ancient counterparts.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. A note on translations, transliterations and names
  8. List of abbreviations
  9. General map of Rus in the late pre-Mongol period
  10. Introduction
  11. 1 The pre-history of the military saints
  12. 2 The formation of the martyr-warrior ideal
  13. 3 The collective cult of the military saints
  14. 4 The military saints in early Rus
  15. 5 Boris and Gleb and the martyr-warrior ideal in Rus
  16. 6 Military saints under the house of Suzdal
  17. Conclusion
  18. Appendix 1: Feast days of the principal military saints
  19. Appendix 2: Reigns of Roman and Byzantine emperors mentioned in the text
  20. Appendix 3: Simplified genealogy of the Riurikids
  21. Appendix 4: Rus churches and monasteries dedicated to patronal figures
  22. Appendix 5: Rus churches and monasteries dedicated to non-patronal figures
  23. Bibliography
  24. Index