The Image of the Virgin Mary in the Akathistos Hymn (Medieval Mediterranean) (English and Ancient Greek Edition) - Hardcover
The Akathistos Hymn, the most famous work of Byzantine hymnography, has been enshrined in the Orthodox liturgy since the year 626, and its image of the Virgin Mary has exerted a strong influence upon Marian poetry and literature. Anonymous, undated and highly rhetorical, the hymn has presented a challenge to scholars over the years.
This study has been undertaken by an innovative method. The approach brings new insights to the era which brought forth the hymn, and the metaphorical image of the Virgin becomes conceptually accessible to the modern-day reader. The investigation leads to the conclusion that the Council of Ephesus (431) constitutes the most likely historical context for the hymn's composition.
The book will be of value to all scholars of early Byzantine and Marian studies.
This study has been undertaken by an innovative method. The approach brings new insights to the era which brought forth the hymn, and the metaphorical image of the Virgin becomes conceptually accessible to the modern-day reader. The investigation leads to the conclusion that the Council of Ephesus (431) constitutes the most likely historical context for the hymn's composition.
The book will be of value to all scholars of early Byzantine and Marian studies.
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Leena Mari Peltomaa, Ph.D. (2000) in Classical Philology (Greek), University of Helsinki, is working among a team of international scholars researching early Mariology. Her concern is to chart the stages in the origin of the cult of Mary.
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- PublisherBrill Academic Pub
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 9004120882
- ISBN 13 9789004120884
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages242
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. xii, 242 pages ; 25 cm. Contents: Machine generated contents note: Chapter One Introduction 21 -- What is the Akathistos Hymn? 21 -- Subject and Aim of the Study 24 -- Methodological Considerations 26 -- Chapter Two Description of the Hymn 31 -- The Structure and the Subject 31 -- The Salutations 36 -- Chapter Three State of the Research 40 -- Chapter Four A New Approach to the Akathistos Hymn 49 -- The Ephesian Context 50 -- The Theotokos Controversy 54 -- The Veneration of Mary 62 -- Homily 39 of' Basil of Seleucia' 77 -- Christology 85 -- Proclus of Constantinople as a Marian Preacher 101 -- Date of Composition 113 -- Chapter Five The Image: A Structural Analysis 115 -- Research Method 115 -- The Metaphorical Language 116 -- The Concepts 125 -- The Virgin 126 -- The Second Eve 128 -- The Theotokos 135 -- Analysis 139 -- Rereading the Akathistos Hymn 205 -- Conclusion on the Image of the Virgin Mary 215 -- Chapter Six Epilogue 217 -- Bibliography 219 -- The References to Christ in the Akathistos Hymn 231 -- Index of Greek Words Appearing in the Akathistos Hymn 233 -- General Index 240. Seller Inventory # hk115
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