Military Saints in Byzantium and Rus, 900–1200
Author:   Monica White (University of Nottingham)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781316629352


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   22 September 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Military Saints in Byzantium and Rus, 900–1200


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Author:   Monica White (University of Nottingham)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.380kg
ISBN:  

9781316629352


ISBN 10:   131662935
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   22 September 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. The prehistory of the military saints; 2. The formation of the martyr-warrior ideal; 3. The collective cult of the military saints; 4. The military saints in early Rus; 5. Boris and Gleb and the martyr-warrior ideal in Rus; 6. Military saints under the House of Suzdal; Conclusion; Appendix 1. Feast days of the principal military saints; Appendix 2. Reigns of Byzantine emperors mentioned in the text; Appendix 3. Simplified genealogy of the Riurikids; Appendix 4. Rus churches and monasteries dedicated to patronal figures; Appendix 5. Rus churches and monasteries dedicated to non-patronal figures.

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'According to tradition, during the persecutions of the third and fourth centuries, a number of Roman soldiers professing Christianity were tortured and executed when they refused to offer pagan sacrifice, becoming martyrs ... [this book is] a deeply researched, well-balanced and logically organized study of these figures, using liturgical texts, iconography, and other sources to explore the context of military sainthood, and how it was transformed in its transmission from Byzantine to Russian Orthodoxy.' strategypage.com


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Monica White is a Lecturer in Slavonic Studies at the University of Nottingham, where she teaches Byzantine and Rus history, the history of the Orthodox Church and Orthodox sainthood.

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