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Abstract This article treats Nicholas Cabasilas as an emblematic theologian of peace from the Orthodox tradition whose profound reflections on peace speak directly to our contemporary moment of turmoil. Writing amidst the untold upheavals of fourteenth‐century Byzantium, Cabasilas distills much of his inherited exegetical, ascetic, and liturgical ...
Alexis Torrance
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Rice as a Foodstuff in Ancient and Byzantine Materia Medica [PDF]
The present study discusses dietetic qualities of rice and culinary recipes pertaining to its preparation as demonstrated in ancient and Byzantine medical treatises compiled between 1st and 7th cent.
Jagusiak, Krzysztof +2 more
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Exhibition “Byzantium through the Centuries” at the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
From June 24 to October 2, 2016, the Hermitage Museum held the exhibition Byzantium through the Centuries that enjoyed an exceptionally great success among the general public and professionals.
Yuri Pyatnitsky
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The cultural dynamics of the term Hellanodikes in Palaiologan Byzantium [PDF]
In ancient Greek literature, Hellanodikai (Ἑλλανοδίκαι) were figures of public authority and high esteem, renown for their fair judgment, overseeing control, and morally transparent life.
Xenophontos, Sophia
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John Tzetzes and the blemish examiners : a Byzantine teacher on schedography, everyday language and writerly disposition [PDF]
The paper focuses on John Tzetzes (ca. 1110-after 1166), a well-known teacher and scholar of the Komnenian era, with the aim of examining two issues.
Agapitos, Panagiotis
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Adversus Iudaeos in the Sermon Written by Theodore Syncellus on the Avar Siege of AD 626 [PDF]
A sermon attributed to Theodore Syncellus (Theodoros Synkellos) is considered as one of the basic sources for the study of the Avar siege of Constantinople in AD 626.
Hurbanič, Martin
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Drake, basilisk, amphisbaena eller senmurv? Frågor kring några tidiga fasadreliefer i Vä, Skåne
A dilemma that the iconographer is often faced with when it comes to medieval imagery is what the fantastic hybrid animals actually represent. What are they? What do they mean?
Lars Berggren
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The Handmaid of the Lord Redux: Constructing the New Orthodox Womanhood between Cradle and Convert
In an era when questions of sexuality and gender dominate much of the debate in theological circles, regardless of religious or confessional affiliation, the meaning of Orthodox Christian womanhood remains a simultaneously over-discussed and under ...
Kelaidis, Katherine
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The discussion about the development of the Byzantine city (M. Syuzyumov – A. Kazhdan)
The article is about the fait of the Byzantine cities during the «dark ages». Two major Russian Byzantine scientists spent years discussing on the continuity of the Byzantine city. M.
M Cmilyanich
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