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024 7 _a10.1163/9789004475885
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100 1 _aPeltomaa, Leena Mari
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe Image of the Virgin Mary in the Akathistos Hymn /
_cLeena Mari Peltomaa.
264 1 _aLeiden;
_aBoston :
_bBRILL,
_c2001.
300 _a1 online resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aBrill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495
490 1 _aThe Medieval Mediterranean ;
_v35
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aAbbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- The Akathistos Hymn (Greek text with parallel translation) 1 -- 1. Introduction 21 -- 2. Description of the Hymn 31 -- 3. State of the Research 40 -- 4. A New Approach to the Akathistos Hymn 49 -- 5. The Image: A Structural Analysis 115 -- 6. Epilogue 217 -- Bibliography 219 -- The References to Christ in the Akathistos Hymn 231 -- Index of Greek Words Appearing in the Akathistos Hymn 233 -- General Index 240.
520 _aThe Akathistos Hymn, the most famous work of Byzantine hymnography, has been enshrined in the Orthodox liturgy since the year 626, and its image of the Virgin Mary has exerted a strong influence upon Marian poetry and literature. Anonymous, undated and highly rhetorical, the hymn has presented a challenge to scholars over the years. This study has been undertaken by an innovative method. The approach brings new insights to the era which brought forth the hymn, and the metaphorical image of the Virgin becomes conceptually accessible to the modern-day reader. The investigation leads to the conclusion that the Council of Ephesus (431) constitutes the most likely historical context for the hymn's composition. The book will be of value to all scholars of early Byzantine and Marian studies.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aLiterature.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_tThe Image of the Virgin Mary in the Akathistos Hymn.
_dLeiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2001
_z9789004120884
830 0 _aBrill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495.
830 0 _aThe Medieval Mediterranean ;
_v35.
856 4 _zDOI:
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004475885
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