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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...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | "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 religious life under the Macedonian emperors. This book provides a comprehensive study of military sainthood and its roots in late antiquity. The emergence of the cults is situated within a broader social context, in which mortal soldiers were equated with martyrs and martyrs of the early Church recruited to protect them on the battlefield. Dr White then traces the fate of these saints in early Rus, drawing on unpublished manuscripts and other under-utilised sources to discuss their veneration within the princely clan and their influence on the first native saints of Rus, Boris and Gleb, who eventually joined the ranks of their ancient counterparts"-- |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781107313828 1107313821 9781107308275 1107308275 9781299257108 1299257100 9781139013864 1139013866 9781107306073 1107306078 1107300991 9781107300996 1107232848 9781107232846 1107305357 9781107305359 |