The Virgin Mary in Byzantium, c.400-1000 : hymns, homilies and hagiography /

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...

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Main Author:	Cunningham, Mary (Lecturer in historical theology and Orthodox Christian studies) (Author)
Corporate Author:	Cambridge University Press
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
Subjects:	Mary, > Blessed Virgin, Saint > Devotion to > Byzantine Empire. Orthodox Eastern Church > Liturgy. Marie, > Sainte Vierge > Culte > Empire byzantin. Église orthodoxe > Liturgie. Mary, > Blessed Virgin, Saint Orthodox Eastern Church Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint, in the liturgy > Orthodox Eastern Church. Sermons, Greek > Byzantine Empire > History and criticism. Hymns, Greek > Byzantine Empire > History and criticism. Byzantine Empire > Religious life and customs. Marie, Sainte Vierge, dans la liturgie > Église orthodoxe. Hymnes grecs > Empire byzantin > Histoire et critique. Devotion Hymns, Greek Liturgics Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint, in the liturgy > Orthodox Eastern Church Sermons, Greek Byzantine Empire Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:

1. Praise of Mary in song: The early hymnography; 2. From Theotokos to Intercessor: The early homiletic witness (ca. 400
600); 3. Panegyrics and supplication: Homilies from ca. 600
1000; 4. Theology in verse: Middle Byzantine hymnography; 5. Narratives about the Panagia: Miracle stories, hagiography and apocalypses.
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