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The Virgin Mary in Byzantium, c.400-1000 : hymns, homilies and hagiography / Mary B. Cunningham.

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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...

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Main Author: Cunningham, Mary (Lecturer in historical theology and Orthodox Christian studies) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
Subjects:
Mary, > Blessed Virgin, Saint > Devotion to > Byzantine Empire.
Orthodox Eastern Church > Liturgy.
Mary, > Blessed Virgin, Saint
Orthodox Eastern Church
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint, in the liturgy > Orthodox Eastern Church.
Sermons, Greek > Byzantine Empire > History and criticism.
Hymns, Greek > Byzantine Empire > History and criticism.
Byzantine Empire > Religious life and customs.
Devotion
Hymns, Greek
Liturgics
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint, in the liturgy > Orthodox Eastern Church
Sermons, Greek
Byzantine Empire
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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