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The Virgin Mary in Byzantium, c.400-1000

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.6 cm

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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.
The Virgin Mary in Byzantium, c.400-1000 and Cambridge Companion To Orthodox Christian Theology
Cambridge Companion To Orthodox Christian TheologyThe Virgin Mary in Byzantium, c.400-1000
  • Author

    Mary B. Cunningham (university Of Nottingham)

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    September 2022

  • Weight

    391g

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9781009327251

  • ISBN-10

    1009327259

  • Eden Code

    5892585

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