Divine Heiress: Virgin Mary and the Making of Christian Constantinople (Hardback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Divine Heiress An examination of the cult of Mary in the cultural and religious life of Constantinople in late antiquity in the context of the religious culture of the Mediterranean world and the imperial Christianity of the Roman Empire.
Full description- Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
- Published: 22 September 1994
- Format: Hardback 212 pages
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- Categories: Cultural Studies | European History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | History Of Religion | Historical Jesus | Orthodox & Oriental Churches | Christian Theology
- ISBN 13: 9780415096775 ISBN 10: 0415096774
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Full description for Divine Heiress
"Divine Heiress" explores the vital role of the Virgin Mary in the cultural and religious life of Constantinople in late antiquity. It shows how she was transformed from a humble Jewish maiden into a divine figure and supernatural protector of Constantinople. Vasiliki Limberis examines the cult of Mary in the context of the religious culture of the Mediterranean world and the imperial Christianity of the Roman Empire. The author looks at all the evidence for the cult but pays particular attention to the early hymns to the virgin. These hymns preserved the strong indigenous goddess traditions of Demeter/Persephone, Isis, Hecate and Athena. By studying them the author places the cult of Mary in its historical and cultural context.
