Byzantine Warrior Hero - Cypriot Folk Songs As History and Myth, 9651571

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

Chrysovalantis Kyriacou teaches at the Theological School of the Church of Cyprus.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Chrysovalantis Kyriacou
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9781793621986
• ISBN: 978-1-79362-198-6
• No. of pages: 242
• Series: Byzantium: A European Empire a; Byzantium: A European Empire and Its Legacy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Europe, European History, HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Byzantine Empire, Middle East, Middle Eastern history, History of specific lands, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Byzantine Empire, History of other lands