Mary B. Cunningham

Virgin Mary in Byzantium, c.400-1000 (eBook, PDF)

Hymns, Homilies and Hagiography

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Produktbeschreibung

Examines the role of the Virgin Mary in Byzantine society, focusing on religious texts that promoted her cult.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781009327220
• Artikelnr.: 70912309

Autorenporträt

Mary B. Cunningham is Honorary Associate Professor of Historical Theology at the University of Nottingham. She has published books and articles in the fields of Byzantine hagiography, homiletics, and theology. In addition to translating Byzantine homilies on the Virgin Mary (2008), she has co-edited books on this subject with Leslie Brubaker (2011) and Thomas Arentzen (Cambridge, 2019). She also sits on the Editorial boards of various series, including Translated Texts for Byzantinists and the Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies' book series.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Praise of Mary in song: the early hymnography
2. From Theotokos to Intercessor: the early homiletic witness (ca. 400 - 600)
3. Panegyrics and supplication: homilies from ca. 600 - 1000
4. Theology in verse: Middle Byzantine hymnography
5. Narratives about the Panagia: miracle stories, hagiography and apocalypses.