The Virgin Mary in Byzantium, c.400–1000
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The Virgin Mary in Byzantium, c.400–1000

Hymns, Homilies and Hagiography

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The Virgin Mary in Byzantium, c.400–1000

Hymns, Homilies and Hagiography

About this book

The Virgin Mary assumed a position of central importance in Byzantium. This major and authoritative study examines her portrayal in liturgical texts during the first six centuries of Byzantine history. Focusing on three main literary genres that celebrated this holy figure, it highlights the ways in which writers adapted their messages for different audiences. Mary is portrayed variously as defender of the imperial city, Constantinople, virginal Mother of God, and ascetic disciple of Christ. Preachers, hymnographers, and hagiographers used rhetoric to enhance Mary's powerful status in Eastern Christian society, depicting her as virgin and mother, warrior and ascetic, human and semi-divine being. Their paradoxical statements were based on the fundamental mystery that Mary embodied: she was the mother of Christ, the Word of God, who provided him with the human nature that he assumed in his incarnation. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781009327251
eBook ISBN
9781009327220
Topic
History
Subtopic
European History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Flip It Open
  9. A Note on Capitalisation, Spelling and Recent Publications
  10. Introduction
  11. Chapter 1 Praise of Mary in Song: The Early Hymnography
  12. Chapter 2 From Theotokos to Intercessor: The Early Homiletic Witness (c. 400–600)
  13. Chapter 3 Panegyrics and Supplication: Homilies from c. 600 to 1000
  14. Chapter 4 Theology in Verse: Middle Byzantine Hymnography
  15. Chapter 5 Narratives about the Panagia: Miracle Stories, Hagiography and Apocalypses
  16. Conclusion
  17. Bibliographies: Abbreviations, Primary and Secondary Sources
  18. Index