| The Image of the Virgin Mary in the Akathistos Hymn Contributor(s): Peltomaa, Leena Mari (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004120882 ISBN-13: 9789004120884 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $169.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2001 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Christology |
| Dewey: 232.91 |
| LCCN: 2002265067 |
| Series: Medieval Mediterranean |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.44" W x 9.72" (1.32 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |