The image of the virgin Mary in the Akathistos hymn /

The image of the virgin Mary in the Akathistos hymn / / by Leena Mari Peltomaa.

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The 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 cha...

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Superior document:Medieval Mediterranean ; Volume 35
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Peltomaa, Leena Mari,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston ;, Koln : : Brill,, [2001]
©2001
Year of Publication:2001
Language:English
Series:Medieval Mediterranean ; Volume 35.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Table of Contents:
  • Abbreviations
  • 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.

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