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Contents
Praise of Mary in song : the early hymnography -- From Theotokos to Intercessor : the early homiletic witness (ca. 400-600) -- Panegyrics and supplication : homilies from circa 600-1000 -- Theology in verse : middle Byzantine hymnography -- Narratives about the Panagia : miracle stories, hagiography and apocalypses.
Summary
Examines the role of the Virgin Mary in Byzantine society, focusing on religious texts that promoted her cult.
Local Note
Cambridge University Press Cambridge Open Access Books and Elements