The Cult Of St Anna In Byzantium
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Author |
: Eirini Panou |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 228 |
Release |
: 2018-05-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317036784 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317036786 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Cult of St Anna in Byzantium by : Eirini Panou
The Cult of St Anna in Byzantium is the first undertaking in Byzantine research to study the phenomenon of St Anna’s cult from the sixth to the fifteenth centuries. It was prompted by the need to enrich our knowledge of a female saint who had already been studied in the West but remained virtually unknown in Eastern Christendom. It focuses on a figure little-studied in scholarship and examines the formation, establishment and promotion of an apocryphal saint who made her way to the pantheon of Orthodox saints. Visual and material culture, relics and texts track the gradual social and ideological transformation of Byzantium from early Christianity until the fifteenth century. This book not only examines various aspects of early Christian and Byzantine civilisation, but also investigates how the cult of saints greatly influenced cultural changes in order to suit theological, social and political demands. The cult of St Anna influenced many diverse elements of Christian life in Constantinople, including the creation of sacred spaces and the location of haghiasmata (fountains of holy water) in the city; imperial patronage; the social reception of St Anna’s story; and relic narratives. This monograph breaks new ground in explaining how and why Byzantium and the Orthodox Church attributed scriptural authority to a minor figure known only from a non-canonical work.
Author |
: Eirini Panou |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 203 |
Release |
: 2018-05-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317036791 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317036794 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Cult of St Anna in Byzantium by : Eirini Panou
The Cult of St Anna in Byzantium is the first undertaking in Byzantine research to study the phenomenon of St Anna’s cult from the sixth to the fifteenth centuries. It was prompted by the need to enrich our knowledge of a female saint who had already been studied in the West but remained virtually unknown in Eastern Christendom. It focuses on a figure little-studied in scholarship and examines the formation, establishment and promotion of an apocryphal saint who made her way to the pantheon of Orthodox saints. Visual and material culture, relics and texts track the gradual social and ideological transformation of Byzantium from early Christianity until the fifteenth century. This book not only examines various aspects of early Christian and Byzantine civilisation, but also investigates how the cult of saints greatly influenced cultural changes in order to suit theological, social and political demands. The cult of St Anna influenced many diverse elements of Christian life in Constantinople, including the creation of sacred spaces and the location of haghiasmata (fountains of holy water) in the city; imperial patronage; the social reception of St Anna’s story; and relic narratives. This monograph breaks new ground in explaining how and why Byzantium and the Orthodox Church attributed scriptural authority to a minor figure known only from a non-canonical work.
Author |
: Eirini Panou |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:911161586 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis Aspects of St Anna's Cult in Byzantium by : Eirini Panou
Author |
: Leslie Brubaker |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 370 |
Release |
: 2016-12-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781351891974 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1351891979 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Cult of the Mother of God in Byzantium by : Leslie Brubaker
This volume, on the cult of the Theotokos (Virgin Mary) in Byzantium, focuses on textual and historical aspects of the subject, thus complementing previous work which has centred more on the cult of images of the Mother of God. The papers presented here, by an international team of scholars, consider the development and transformation of the cult from approximately the fourth through the twelfth centuries. The volume opens with discussion of the origins of the cult, and its Near Eastern manifestations, including the archaeological site of the Kathisma church in Palestine, which represents the earliest Marian shrine in the Holy Land, and Syriac poetic treatment of the Virgin. The principal focus, however, is on the 8th and 9th centuries in Byzantium, as a critical period when Christian attitudes toward the Virgin and her veneration were transformed. The book re-examines the relationship between icons, relics and the Virgin, asking whether increasing devotion to these holy objects or figures was related in any way. Some contributions consider the location of relics and later, icons, in Constantinople and other centres of Marian devotion; others explore gender issues, such as the significance of the Virgin's feminine qualities, and whether women and men identified with her equally as a holy figure. The aim of this volume is to build on recent work on the cult of the Virgin Mary in Byzantium and to explore areas that have not yet been studied. The rationale is critical and historical, using literary, artistic, and archaeological sources to evaluate her role in the development of the Byzantine understanding of the ways in which God interacts with creation by means of icons, relics, and the Theotokos.
Author |
: Thomas Arentzen |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 381 |
Release |
: 2019-08-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781108476287 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1108476287 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Reception of the Virgin in Byzantium by : Thomas Arentzen
Images and texts tell various stories about the Virgin Mary in Byzantium, reflecting an important cult with strong doctrinal foundations.
Author |
: Mary B. Cunningham |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 289 |
Release |
: 2022-09-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781009327237 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1009327232 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Virgin Mary in Byzantium, c.400–1000 by : Mary B. Cunningham
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.
Author |
: Chris Maunder |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 736 |
Release |
: 2019-08-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780192511157 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0192511157 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Mary by : Chris Maunder
The Oxford Handbook of Mary offers an interdisciplinary guide to Marian Studies, including chapters on textual, literary, and media analysis; theology; Church history; art history; studies on devotion in a variety of forms; cultural history; folk tradition; gender analysis; apparitions and apocalypticism. Featuring contributions from a distinguished group of international scholars, the Handbook looks at both Eastern and Western perspectives and attempts to correct imbalance in previous books on Mary towards the West. The volume also considers Mary in Islam and pilgrimages shared by Christian, Muslim, and Jewish adherents. While Mary can be a source of theological disagreement, this authoritative collection shows Mary's rich potential for inter-faith and inter-denominational dialogue and shared experience. It covers a diverse number of topics that show how Mary and Mariology are articulated within ecclesiastical contexts but also on their margins in popular devotion. Newly-commissioned essays describe some of the central ideas of Christian Marian thought, while also challenging popularly-held notions. This invaluable reference for students and scholars illustrates the current state of play in Marian Studies as it is done across the world.
Author |
: Maria Alessia Rossi |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 367 |
Release |
: 2024-05-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781009387620 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1009387626 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis Visualizing Christ's Miracles in Late Byzantium by : Maria Alessia Rossi
Investigates the political and spiritual agenda behind monumental paintings of Christ's miracles in late Byzantine churches.
Author |
: Angeliki Lymberopoulou |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 1095 |
Release |
: 2020-09-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781108850865 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1108850863 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Synopsis Hell in the Byzantine World by : Angeliki Lymberopoulou
The imagery of Hell, the Christian account of the permanent destinations of the human soul after death, has fascinated people over the centuries since the emergence of the Christian faith. These landmark volumes provide the first large-scale investigation of this imagery found across the Byzantine and post-Byzantine world. Particular emphasis is placed on images from churches across Venetian Crete, which are comprehensively collected and published for the first time. Crete was at the centre of artistic production in the late Byzantine world and beyond and its imagery was highly influential on traditions in other regions. The Cretan examples accompany rich comparative material from the wider Mediterranean – Cappadocia, Macedonia, the Peloponnese and Cyprus. The large amount of data presented in this publication highlight Hell's emergence in monumental painting not as a concrete array of images, but as a diversified mirroring of social perceptions of sin.
Author |
: Elena Ene D-Vasilescu |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 138 |
Release |
: 2018-06-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783319893990 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3319893998 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis Devotion to St. Anne in Texts and Images by : Elena Ene D-Vasilescu
St. Anne was popular with representatives of various segments of society – from monks, nuns, members of the clergy, royal patrons, to church-goers of every rank. This book looks into both the public and private worship of this holy woman and brings to the surface some under-exposed aspects of it. It does so through the examination of manuscripts, monumental art, relics, sculpture, and texts of various genres. The contributors employ a historical as well as a theological perspective on how the cult of St. Anne (sometimes also with glimpses concerning that of Joachim) established itself, referring to areas in Europe which are not frequently discussed in English-language scholarship. This new contribution to the field of hagiography will be of interest to academics from a variety of research fields, including theologians, Byzantinists, art and church historians, and historians of a larger scope.