The Liturgical Past in Byzantium and Early Rus

ISBN-13: 9781107156760 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 284 str.

Sean Griffin

Opis

The first major study of the relationship between liturgy and historiography in early medieval Rus.

Recenzje

'… an excellent study of specific aspects of liturgy in early Rus, and, in particular, the role of worship in the development of a myth of East Slavic Christian origins. Sean Griffin demonstrates a solid command of the most recent scholarship in the field and does so with an engaging style.' Peter Galadza, Journal of Orthodox Christian Studies

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Liturgy and history in Early Rus; 2. The Rus Primary Chronicle; 3. Vespers at the Kiev Monastery of the Caves; 4. The dayspring before the sun: Princess Olga of Kiev; 5. A new Constantine in the North: Prince Vladimir and the Baptism of Rus; 6. A rational sacrifice: the martyrdom of Princes Boris and Gleb; Conclusion: the making of royal saints in Early Rus.