Liturgy and the Emotions in Byzantium - Compunction and Hymnody

A pioneering exploration of the performance of hymns in Byzantium over a period of almost four centuries, investigating how hymnody wove together feeling and mystery in the hearts of the faithful, inviting them to dwell in a liturgical world of compunction, paradisal nostalgia and sacred song.

List of contents

Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The liturgical world of compunction; 3. Romanos the melodist; 4. Andrew of crete; 5. Kassia; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Andrew Mellas is a Lecturer in Byzantine Studies at St Andrew's Theological College and an Honorary Associate of the Medieval and Early Modern Centre at the University of Sydney.

Summary

A pioneering exploration of the performance of hymns in Byzantium over a period of almost four centuries, investigating how hymnody wove together feeling and mystery in the hearts of the faithful, inviting them to dwell in a liturgical world of compunction, paradisal nostalgia and sacred song.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Mellas
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781108720670
• ISBN: 978-1-108-72067-0
• No. of pages: 218
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; European History, RELIGION / Christian Church / History, Christianity, CE period up to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Byzantine Empire