Heavenly Sustenance in Patristic Texts and Byzantine Iconography Nourished by the Word /
This book examines ideas of spiritual nourishment as maintained chiefly by Patristic theologians -those who lived in Byzantium. It shows how a particular type of Byzantine frescoes and icons illustrated the views of Patristic thinkers on the connections between the heavenly and the earthly worlds. T...
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Springer International Publishing,
2018.
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| Ausgabe: | 1st ed. 2018. |
| Schriftenreihe: | New Approaches to Byzantine History and Culture
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| ISBN: | 9783319989860 |
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. The Connection Between Heavenly Nurture and Biological Sustenance in the Ancient World
- Chapter 3. Other Faith Encounters and Instances of Milk Nourishment
- Chapter 4. Anne's Veneration as a Part of the Cult of the Saints
- Chapter 5. Patristic Texts about Saint Anne's Role as an Intercessor with Regard to the Alleviation of People's Barrenness and Healing in General
- Chapter 6. St. Anne as the Prototype of a Saint Connected with Healing and Nourishing in Various Literary Sources, Including the Apocrypha
- Chapter 7. Anna lactans/Galaktotrophousa Iconographic Motif Between the Twelfth and the Fourteenth Centuries
- Chapter 8. The Bogomils and Iconography
- Chapter 9. Conclusion.