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Military saints in Byzantium and Rus, 900-1200 /
"The rulers of the Byzantine Empire and its commonwealth were protected both by their own soldiers and by a heavenly army: the military saints. The transformation of Saints George, Demetrios, Theodore and others into the patrons of imperial armies was one of the defining developments of religio...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Military Saints in Byzantium and Rus, 900-1200; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; A note on translations, transliterations and names; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 The pre-history of the military saints; Chapter 2 The formation of the martyr-warrior ideal; Chapter 3 The collective cult of the military saints; Chapter 4 The military saints in early Rus; Chapter 5 Boris and Gleb and the martyr-warrior ideal in Rus; Chapter 6 Military saints under the house of Suzdal; Conclusion; Appendix 1 Feast days of the principal military saints.