Format:
1 online resource (274 pages)
ISBN:
9781107306073
Content:
A comprehensive study of the process by which certain martyrs of the early church were transformed into military heroes.
Content:
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 -- Appendix 2 Reigns of Roman and Byzantine emperors mentioned in the text -- Appendix 3 Simplified genealogy of the Riurikids -- Appendix 4 Rus churches and monasteries dedicated to patronal figures -- 1 Foundations by members of the princely clan -- 2 Foundations dedicated to Boris and Gleb -- 3 Foundations by members of the clergy -- 4 Foundations by members of other groups -- 5 Foundations by unknown founders -- 6 Foundations which could be patronal or non-patronal -- Appendix 5 Rus churches and monasteries dedicated to non-patronal figures -- 1 Foundations by members of the princely clan -- 2 Foundations by members of the clergy, including members of the princely clan after taking monastic vows -- 3 Foundations by members of other groups -- 4 Foundations by unknown founders -- Bibliography -- Sources -- Studies -- Index.
Note:
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521195645
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780521195645
Additional Edition:
Druckausg. White, Monica, 1976 - Military saints in Byzantium and Rus, 900-1200 Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2013 ISBN 9780521195645
Language:
English
Keywords:
Byzantinisches Reich
;
Kiewer Reich
;
Kirche
;
Krieg
;
Heiliger
;
Märtyrer
;
Geschichte 900-1200
;
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