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Performing Orthodox ritual in Byzantium /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: White, Andrew Walker, 1958-
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Orthodox Eastern Church > Liturgy > History.
Byzantine Empire > Church history.
Liturgics > History.
Liturgy and drama > History.
Theater > Religious aspects > Christianity > History.
Aesthetics, Byzantine.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Byzantine spatial, performance and musical practices
  • Spatial practices in Byzantium
  • Ritual vs. theatrical performance in Byzantium
  • Musical practices in Byzantium
  • A study of the service of the furnace
  • Origins of the service
  • The service's historical context
  • The service of the furnace in performance
  • The service of the furnace, Athens 4027
  • The service of the furnace, Athens 2406
  • The service of the furnace, Iviron 1120
  • The service of the furnace, Sinai 1527
  • The service of the furnace, Lavra 165
  • Archbishop Symeon's dialogue in Christ
  • The Russian furnace play.