the Virgin Mary and the creation of Christian Constantinople /
First Statement of Responsibility
Vasiliki Limberis.
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1994.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (x, 199 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-193) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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pt. I. Mary's introduction to the new empire. 1. Greco-Roman civic religion versus "The Kingdom of God on Earth" 2. The Theodosians and paganism. 3. Theodosius, Pulcheria, and the civic ceremonies. 4. Imperial cult, panegyric, and the Theotokos -- pt. II. Mary's inheritance. 5. The hierarchs' Mary. 6. Byzantium's bequest to the Theotokos -- Appendix: The Akathistos Hymn.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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An examination of the cult of Mary in the cultural and religious life of Constantinople in late antiquity in the context of the religious culture of the Mediterranean world and the imperial Christianity of the Roman Empire.
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Title
Divine Heiress.
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Mary,Devotion to-- Italy-- Rome.
Mary,Devotion to-- Turkey-- Istanbul.
Mary
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Orthodox Eastern Church-- Hymns-- History and criticism.
Orthodox Eastern Church.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Christianity and culture-- History-- Early church, ca. 30-600.