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

ISBN-13: 9780415642965 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 212 str.

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Opis

'Divine Heiress' explores the vital role of the Virgin Mary in the cultural and religious life of Constantinople in late antiquity. It shows how she was transformed from a humble Jewish maiden into a divine figure and supernatural protector of Constantinople.

Spis treści

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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