Byzantine Head Reliquaries and their Perception in the West after 1204 : a Case Study of the Reliquary of St. Anastasios the Persian in Aachen and Related Objects.

This study centers around Byzantine head relics and their receptacles. The first part discusses the so-called Reliquary of St. Anastasios the Persian, a silverwork in the shape of a centralized, domed church that was probably made in Antioch, but was later housed in Aachen Cathedral. The object is c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Angar, Mabi
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2017.
Colección:Mainzer Veröffentlichungen zur Byzantinistik.
Temas:
Anastasius, > the Persian, Saint, > -628 > Relics.
Anastasius, > the Persian, Saint, > -628.
Reliquaries, Byzantine.
Reliquaires byzantins.
RELIGION > Christianity > Saints & Sainthood.
Relics.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Titel; Imprint; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I; The Aachen Reliquary of St. Anastasios the Persian; The Cult of St. Anastasios the Persian in Byzantium; The Cult of St. Anastasios the Persian in Aachen; Typology and Function; The Policy of Confiscation under Basil II; Part II; The Veneration of Head Relics in Constantinople; Western Recipient Institutions in Possessionof Byzantine Head Relics after 1204; Othering Orthodox Piety: The Impact of Post-1204 Sourceson Medieval and Modern Perceptions of Byzantine Modes of Relic Veneration; Appendices.
  • A
  • Anatomical Nomenclature of the Human SkullB
  • Sacred Skulls as Drinking Devices; C
  • Selected Objects; Conclusion; Fazit; Bibliography; List of Illustrations; Illustrations; Index.

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