Death and the Afterlife in Byzantium - The Fate of the Soul in Theology, Liturgy, and Art (Hardcover)

For all their reputed and professed preoccupation with the afterlife, the Byzantines had no systematic conception of the fate of the soul between death and the Last Judgement. Death and the Afterlife in Byzantium marries for the first time liturgical, theological, literary, and material evidence to investigate a fundamental question: what did the Byzantines believe happened after death? This interdisciplinary study provides an in-depth analysis and synthesis of hagiography, theological treatises, apocryphal texts and liturgical services, as well as images of the fate of the soul in manuscript and monumental decoration. It also places the imagery of the afterlife, both literary and artistic, within the context of Byzantine culture, spirituality, and soteriology. The book intends to be the definitive study on concepts of the afterlife in Byzantium, and its interdisciplinary structure will appeal to students and specialists from a variety of areas in medieval studies.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2016
Authors:	Vasileios Marinis
Dimensions:	282 x 185 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	214
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-13944-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Orthodox Churches Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Orthodox Churches Books > Christianity > Christian theology Books > Christianity > Orthodox Churches Promotions
LSN:	1-107-13944-9
Barcode:	9781107139442

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