Chrysovalantis Kyriacou

The Byzantine Warrior Hero

Cypriot Folk Songs as History and Myth, 965-1571

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this book, Chrysovalantis Kyriacou reconstructs the motif of the Byzantine warrior hero in Cypriot folk songs. Kyriacou uses this motif as a focus in examining Cyprus's memories of the pre-Christian past, Christian militarism, power struggles, and ethnoreligious encounters.

Produktdetails

• Byzantium: A European Empire and Its Legacy
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 509g
• ISBN-13: 9781793621986
• ISBN-10: 1793621985
• Artikelnr.: 60416066

Autorenporträt

By Chrysovalantis Kyriacou

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Songs have Stories
Chapter 1: Warriors and Cultures
Chapter 2: Honor and Shame
Chapter 3: The Other: Ethnic Groups and Social Borderers
Chapter 4: Paganism, Christianity, and the Byzantine Warrior Hero
Conclusion: The Byzantine Warrior Hero: Culture, Society, and Image