UID:
almahu_9949703749602882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789004476363
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9789004108141
Series Statement:
The Medieval Mediterranean ; 14
Content:
This highly original study provides an extensive and careful analysis of the Homilies of the Byzantine emperor Leo VI (A.D. 886-912) in order to place them in their historical and cultural contexts. This neglected corpus of forty-two texts comprises both panegyrics on ecclesiastical feasts and discourses on special occasions. The first part deals with the Homilies in the framework of Leo VI's career by examining topics such as the circumstances of the delivery of the Homilies and their political significance. The second part places the Homilies within the Byzantine homiletic tradition of the fourth to tenth centuries. The book, the first monograph on this collection, establishes Leo VI as a prominent literary figure of his time, and sheds new light on both the emperor's fascinating personality and the development of Byzantine homiletics. It will be of great benefit to all those who are interested both in Byzantine literature and the Eastern Church.
Note:
Preliminary Material /
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Preface /
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Abbreviations /
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Chapter One The Author and His Work /
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Chapter Two The Homilies of Leo VI: A Presentation /
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Chapter Three The Emperor and His Homilies /
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Chapter Four The Chronology of the Homilies /
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Chapter Five Political Ideology in the Homilies /
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Chapter Six The Style of the Homilies /
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Chapter One The Development of the Byzantine Homiletic Tradition (Fourth-Tenth Centuries) /
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Chapter Two The Homilies of Leo VI: The Homilies on Saints /
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Chapter Three The Marian Homilies /
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Chapter Four The Dominical Homilies /
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Chapter Five The Homilies on Special Occasions /
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Chapter Six Conclusions of Part Two /
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Appendix One The Authenticity of Homily 42 /
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Appendix Two The Byzantine Dodecasyllable in Homily 26 /
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Appendix Three Leo VI and Photios: The Testimony of the Homilies /
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Bibliography /
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Index /
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The Medieval Mediterranean /
Additional Edition:
Print version: The Homilies of the Emperor Leo VI. Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 1997 ISBN 9789004108141
Language:
English
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