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The Image of the Virgin Mary in the Akathistos Hymn (Hardcover)
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The Image of the Virgin Mary in the Akathistos Hymn (Hardcover)
Series: Medieval Mediterranean, 35
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The Akathistos Hymn, the most famous work of Byzantine hymnography,
has been enshrined in the Orthodox liturgy since the year 626, and
its image of the Virgin Mary has exerted a strong influence upon
Marian poetry and literature. Anonymous, undated and highly
rhetorical, the hymn has presented a challenge to scholars over the
years.
This study has been undertaken by an innovative method. The
approach brings new insights to the era which brought forth the
hymn, and the metaphorical image of the Virgin becomes conceptually
accessible to the modern-day reader. The investigation leads to the
conclusion that the Council of Ephesus (431) constitutes the most
likely historical context for the hymn's composition.
The book will be of value to all scholars of early Byzantine and
Marian studies.
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