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The Virgin Mary in Byzantium, c.400-1000 - Hymns, Homilies and Hagiography (Paperback, Revised edition)
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The Virgin Mary in Byzantium, c.400-1000 - Hymns, Homilies and Hagiography (Paperback, Revised edition)
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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.
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