Divine Heiress The Virgin Mary and the Making of Christian Constantinople
Auteur : Limberis Vasiliki
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.
Vasiliki Limberis examines the cult of Mary in the context of the religious culture of the Mediterranean world and the imperial Christianity of the Roman Empire. The author looks at all the evidence for the cult but pays particular attention to the early hymns to the virgin. These hymns preserved the strong indigenous goddess traditions of Demeter/Persephone, Isis, Hecate and Athena. By studying them the author places the cult of Mary in its historical and cultural context.
Date de parution : 07-2012
13.8x21.6 cm
Date de parution : 09-1994
13.8x21.6 cm
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Mots-clés :
civic; ceremonies; religion; pontifex; maximus; virgin; mary; imperial; panegyric; john; Grosdidier De Matons; Divine Heiress; Sol Invictus; Imperial Panegyric; Civic Ceremonies; Chronicon Paschale; Roman Civic Religion; Empress Pulcheria; Akathistos Hymn; Pontifex Maximus; Civic Religion; Constantine's Efforts; Adventus Ceremony; Prefect's Duty; Christian Constantinople; Theodosius II; Imperial Images; Christian Roman Emperors; Encomiastic Poetry; Gregory Nazianzus; Orphic Hymn; Porphyry Column; Severan Dynasty; Sun Day; Emperor Cult