Divine Heiress - The Virgin Mary and the Making of Christian Constantinople

Informationen zum Autor Vasiliki Limberis Klappentext An examination of the cult of Mary in the cultural and religious life of Constantinople in late antiquity in the context of the religious culture of the Mediterranean world and the imperial Christianity of the Roman Empire. Zusammenfassung An examination of the cult of Mary in the cultural and religious life of Constantinople in late antiquity in the context of the religious culture of the Mediterranean world and the imperial Christianity of the Roman Empire. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I Mary's introduction to the new empire 1 Greco-Roman civic religion versus "The Kingdom of God on Earth" 2 The Theodosians and paganism 3 Theodosius, Pulcheria, and the civic ceremonies 4 Imperial cult, panegyric, and the Theotokos Part II Mary's inheritance 5 The hierarchs' Mary 6 Byzantium's bequest to the Theotokos, Conclusion

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• Authors: Vasiliki Limberis, Limberis Vasiliki
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.07.2012
• EAN: 9780415642965
• ISBN: 978-0-415-64296-5
• No. of pages: 212
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