The Byzantine Warrior Hero - Cypriot Folk Songs as History and Myth, 965-1571 (Hardcover)

Chrysovalantis Kyriacou examines how memories of the pre-Christian past, Christian militarism, power struggles, and ethnoreligious encounters have left their long-term imprint on Cypriot culture. One of the most impressive examples of this phenomenon is the preservation and transformative adaptation of Byzantine heroic themes, motifs, and symbols in Cypriot folk songs. By combining a variety of written sources and archaeological material in his interdisciplinary examination, the author reconstructs the image of the Byzantine warrior hero in the songs, recovering the mentalities of overshadowed social protagonists and stressing the role of subaltern communities as active agents in the shaping of history.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Byzantium: A European Empire and Its Legacy
Release date:	December 2020
Authors:	Chrysovalantis Kyriacou
Dimensions:	241 x 162 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	242
ISBN-13:	978-1-79362-198-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of other lands Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of other lands
LSN:	1-79362-198-5
Barcode:	9781793621986

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