{"product_id":"the-virgin-mary-in-byzantium-c-400-1000-hymns-homilies-and-hagiography-paperback-9781009327251","title":"The Virgin Mary in Byzantium, c.400–1000; Hymns, Homilies and Hagiography (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009327251","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Virgin Mary in Byzantium, c.400–1000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHymns, Homilies and Hagiography\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExamines the role of the Virgin Mary in Byzantine society, focusing on religious texts that promoted her cult.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMary B. Cunningham (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009327251, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 September 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.1 x 1.6 cm, 0.43 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Praise of Mary in song: the early hymnography\u003cbr\u003e 2. From Theotokos to Intercessor: the early homiletic witness (ca. 400 – 600)\u003cbr\u003e 3. Panegyrics and supplication: homilies from ca. 600 – 1000\u003cbr\u003e 4. Theology in verse: Middle Byzantine hymnography\u003cbr\u003e 5. Narratives about the Panagia: miracle stories, hagiography and apocalypses.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Church history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Church history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Church%20history%20%5BHRCC2%5D%22\"\u003eHRCC2\u003c\/a\u003e], The Early Church [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The Early Church\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20Early%20Church%20%5BHRCC1%5D%22\"\u003eHRCC1\u003c\/a\u003e], Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20history:%20c%20500%20to%20c%201450\/1500%20%5BHBLC%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913195446552,"sku":"9781009327251","price":20.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781009327251i.jpg?v=1696791892","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-virgin-mary-in-byzantium-c-400-1000-hymns-homilies-and-hagiography-paperback-9781009327251","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}