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The Liturgical Past in Byzantium and Early Rus
, 2019conviction that the very category “hagiography” is unhelpful. The articles in the third section, on how and why Normandy’s relics (and even origin stories) ended up elsewhere are intriguing but very narrow and technical.
Sean Griffin
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The Reception of the Virgin in Byzantium
, 2019This book explores how the Virgin Mary's life is told in hymns, sermons, icons, art, and other media in the Byzantine Empire before AD 1204.
Thomas Arentzen, M. Cunningham
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Women and Religious Life in Byzantium
Contents: Preface Women and the Religious Life: Women Byzantine women, saints' lives and social welfare Women and iconoclasm Women and Mt. Athos Empress Theodora Palaiologina, wife of Michael VIII Sanctity and Hagiography: Female sanctity in Byzantium ...
A. Talbot
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Sacred Images and Sacred Power in Byzantium
Contents: Introduction Sacred image, sacred power Icons and icon piety in early Byzantium Ruminations on edible icons: originals and copies in the art of Byzantium Graceland as locus sanctus Byzantine pilgrims' art Early Byzantine pilgrimage devotionalia
G. Vikan
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2023
Abstract Production of Greek manuscripts, from papyri to codices, overlaps with the territorial extent of the Byzantine empire and even spreads to outlying areas marked by its cultural influence. Piecing together the history of the Byzantine book entails keeping all these places in view, from Egypt to Georgia, from southern Italy to ...
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Abstract Production of Greek manuscripts, from papyri to codices, overlaps with the territorial extent of the Byzantine empire and even spreads to outlying areas marked by its cultural influence. Piecing together the history of the Byzantine book entails keeping all these places in view, from Egypt to Georgia, from southern Italy to ...
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2013
This chapter examines the mutual relations of palace and city in Byzantium. More specifically, it considers the link between the imperial court within the Great Palace of Constantinople and the local population who called themselves “Byzantines.” Constantine's foundation of a new capital on the site of ancient Byzantion gave rise to a series of ...
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This chapter examines the mutual relations of palace and city in Byzantium. More specifically, it considers the link between the imperial court within the Great Palace of Constantinople and the local population who called themselves “Byzantines.” Constantine's foundation of a new capital on the site of ancient Byzantion gave rise to a series of ...
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Abstract This chapter presents a survey of the presence of Philo’s writings and thought in the Byzantine world from 500 to 1500 ce. It sets out what we know about (1) who read Philo’s works, (2) which works were read, and (3) why authors thought it worthwhile to study his works and mention him in their writings.
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American Journal of Nephrology, 1997
Macroscopic examination of the urine has been used since time immemorial for the diagnosis and prognosis of nearly every disease. Although the great fathers of antiquity, such as Hippocrates and Galen, were involved in the practice, it reached its heights during the Middle Ages. This article divides the Middle Ages into three periods--early, middle and
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Macroscopic examination of the urine has been used since time immemorial for the diagnosis and prognosis of nearly every disease. Although the great fathers of antiquity, such as Hippocrates and Galen, were involved in the practice, it reached its heights during the Middle Ages. This article divides the Middle Ages into three periods--early, middle and
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