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Mary B. Cunningham
Mary B. Cunningham
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The Virgin Mary in Byzantium, c.400–1000
Hymns, Homilies and Hagiography
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Index

Abraham of Ephesus, 12, 85, 91–92, 93
acclamations and salutations
chaire, 53, 156
chairetismoi, 56, 111, 164, 197
Adam, 57, 63, 102, 169
Agapitos, Panagiotis, 20
Akathistos Hymn, 31, 39, 50, 53–58, 62, 66, 78, 80, 81, 82, 85, 131, 156, 159
Alexios I Komnenos (emperor), 189
allegory, 123, 144, 146, 147, 148, 164, 168, 170, 171
Allen, Pauline, 13, 68, 77, 85, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 109, 110, 111, 155
Ambrosius Autpertus, 120
amulets, see prayers
Anastasios (presbyter), 9
Anastasios I (emperor), 58, 86
Anastasios of Antioch, 77
Ancient Iadgari, 4, 49–53, 66
New Iadgari, 51
Praises of the holy Theotokos, 50, 52
Andrew of Crete, 35, 94, 95, 103, 105, 106, 107, 113, 119, 120, 123, 125, 126, 143, 145, 146, 147, 148, 150, 156, 159, 165, 168–169, 176, 195, 209, 214
Great Kanon, 168–169
Anna (mother of Mary), 15, 98, 99, 101, 102–104, 105, 106, 108, 144, 150, 151, 153–154, 195, 196
annunciation, the, 27, 46, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83–84, 88, 99, 144, 155–159
Antonopoulou, Theodora, 77, 95, 96
apocalyptic texts, 3, 180, 181, 185, 191, 205–207, 208, 209, 217
Apocalypse of Anastasia, 18, 180, 205, 206, 217
Apocalypse of the Theotokos, 19, 33, 35, 180, 205, 206, 207, 217
apocryphal texts, 5, 6, 16, 24, 35, 60, 65, 81, 84, 97, 98–99, 105–106, 107, 108, 122, 129, 135, 139, 144, 154, 155, 191, 193, 194, 195, 196, 199, 200, 201, 205, 212, 217
Gospel of Nikodemos, 29, 116
Protevangelion of James, 5, 6, 7, 11, 35, 98–99, 101, 106, 107, 109, 133, 136, 144, 150, 179, 195, 201
Apollinarianism, 79
apostles, 18, 30, 35, 110, 117–118, 119, 121, 122, 124, 160, 161, 195, 200, 201, 202, 203, 214
Arabic texts, 118
Arabs, 129, 131
Arentzen, Thomas, 2, 28–29, 59, 158
Arianism, 84
Arius of Alexandria, 36
Athanasios of Alexandria, 30, 36, 41, 77, 110, 111
Athena, 32
Attikos of Constantinople, 9, 72, 73
Aubineau, Michel, 70, 71, 82
Avars, 1, 31, 93, 129, 130, 187
Avdokhin, Arkadiy, 36
Balić, Charles, 198
Banev, Krastu, 215
baptism, 98; see also sacraments
Barkhuizen, Jan, 68
Basil II (emperor), 105
Basil of Caesarea, 21
Basil the Monk, 153–154
(ps-)Basil of Seleucia, 54, 55, 69, 78, 82, 84, 92
Baun, Jane, 18, 33, 180, 181, 189, 205–207, 208
Beck, Hans-Georg, 96
Benia, A., 198
Bollandists, the, 189
Booth, Phil, 30, 193
Bradshaw, Paul F., 36
Brock, Sebastian, 41, 43, 82, 147
Brown, Peter, 34
Brubaker, Leslie, 3, 32, 218
Budge, E.A.W., 191
calendars, 11–12, 23, 44, 51, 78, 82, 86, 89, 91, 93, 94, 101, 106, 109, 112, 119, 120, 137, 144, 155, 156, 160, 167, 179, 215
Morcelli calendar, 107, 143
Cameron, Averil, 3, 13, 93, 130
Caro, Roberto, 77, 78, 82, 84, 85
catenae, 86
Celsus, 7
Chalcedonian Definition, 91
childbirth, 28, 41, 73, 74, 108, 161, 162, 174
Christology, 1, 3, 5, 10, 13, 16, 28, 34, 41, 44, 49, 54, 55, 56, 57, 60–62, 65, 67, 71, 73–77, 78, 79–80, 83, 85, 87–88, 92, 97, 108, 109, 110, 111, 115, 131, 135, 136, 138, 141, 155, 164, 166, 170–172, 176, 181, 192, 207, 210, 211, 215, 217
incarnation, 1, 5, 8, 9, 16, 17, 27, 28, 31, 35, 37, 39, 40, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 51, 55, 60, 61, 63, 65, 67, 68, 70, 73–74, 75, 76, 77, 79, 80, 84, 87, 88, 94, 98, 99, 104, 105, 111, 112, 113, 114, 133, 135, 138, 141, 155, 158, 164, 171, 173, 175, 185, 201, 203, 209, 211, 213, 216
one nature, 61, 85, 87, 89, 90, 118
two natures, 1, 41–43, 46, 61, 72, 76, 80, 81, 84, 85, 87, 89, 90, 93, 99, 110, 111, 114, 116, 120, 126, 136, 158, 164, 172, 175
two wills, 122
Christopher (hymnographer), 143
Chronicon Paschale, 31, 130
Chrysippos of Jerusalem, 76
Church, the, 32, 33, 41, 43, 60, 90
churches
Anastasis, Jerusalem, 69, 142
Blachernai, Constantinople, 10, 11, 95, 123, 130–131, 184, 186–187, 200
Chalkoprateia, Constantinople, 10, 11, 95, 132, 144, 156, 201
Church of the Sepulchre of Saint Mary, Gethsemane, Jerusalem, 119
Church of the Theotokos, Antioch, 86
Daphni, near Athens, 32
Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, 10, 35, 69, 72, 113, 130, 142, 156, 217
Kathisma, outside Jerusalem, 10, 69, 70, 73
St Mary, Ephesus, 75
The Nea, Jerusalem, 107
Theotokos ta Kyrou, Constantinople, 17, 23, 25, 204
class, 181, 186, 188, 192, 209–210
Clayton, Mary, 118
Clement of Alexandria, 99
Constantine V (emperor), 14
Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos (emperor), 33
Book of Ceremonies, 187
Constantinopolitan Patriarchal School, 178
Constas, Maximos, 28, 29, 58, 72, 73, 80, 115, 174, 198–199
Cooper, Kate, 9
Corderio, Balthasar, 198
Councils
Chalcedon (451), 39, 54, 58, 68, 80, 84, 87, 90, 92, 97, 111, 119, 136, 141, 164, 172
Constantinople III (680–1), 122
Constantinople, synod (536), 86
Ephesus I (431), 2, 6, 8, 10, 39, 54, 56, 68, 70, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 90, 97, 164, 215
Ephesus II (449), 80
Nicaea I (325), 36
Cunningham, Mary B., 194
Cyril of Alexandria, 9, 13, 55, 56, 71, 75–76, 92
Dagron, Gilbert, 14
Daley, Brian, 118, 122
De Bruyn, Theodore, 38
De Tillemont, Lenain, 78
Demetracopoulos, Photios, 177
demons, 172, 184, 186
Devil, the, 41, 83
(ps-)Dionysios the Areopagite, 119
Divine Names, 119
Dispute of Bizya, 14
Divine Liturgy, 23, 24, 37, 66, 156, 188
dormition texts, 179
Bethlehem, 116, 117, 124
Discourse on the Dormition, 117
Obsequies of the Holy Virgin, 116, 136
Palm of the Tree of Life, 116–117, 122
Six Books, 117
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 19
dualism, 104
Duffy, John, 110
Egeria (pilgrim), 53
Ehrhard, Albert, 204
Elizabeth (cousin of Mary, mother of John the Baptist), 195
Ephrem the Syrian, 4, 41–43, 47, 48, 147
Hymns on Faith, 42
Epiphanios of Kallistratos, 16, 17, 30, 194–196, 205
Life of the Virgin, 16, 17, 30, 180, 192, 194–196, 203
Epiphanios of Salamis, 6
Esbroeck, Michel Van, 116, 117, 192, 198–199, 201, 208
Ethiopic texts, 6
Liber Requiei, 116
Eucharist, 17, 43, 46, 50, 57, 84, 98, 119; see also sacraments
Eudokia (sister-in-law of Maurice), 33, 188
Eusebios of Caesarea, 157, 195
Eustathios of Thessalonike, 140, 145, 178
Euthymios of Constantinople, 95, 103, 104
Euthymios the Athonite, 30–31, 192–194, 199–202, 203, 205
biography, 192
Georgian Life of the Virgin, 17, 30–31, 180, 199–203, 209, 216
Eve, 27, 46, 63, 74, 98, 102, 144, 169, 190, 213, 214
Evergetinos, 183
exegetical commentaries, 139, 177
Fall, the, 41, 74, 112
feasts, 1, 13, 23, 49, 84, 89, 90, 93, 133, 137, 139, 143–144, 149, 152, 176, 180, 199, 203, 204, 209, 215, 216
Annunciation, 12, 47, 53, 78, 82, 84, 85, 89, 91, 92, 95, 112–114, 143, 155–159, 164, 197
Ascension, 188
Commemoration of Joachim and Anna, 95, 102, 143
Conception of Mary, 12, 95, 98, 99, 102, 107, 113, 136, 143
Deposition of Mary’s Belt at Chalkoprateia, 95, 143
Deposition of Mary’s Robe at Blachernai, 95, 143
Dormition (Koimesis), 9, 12, 48, 70, 73, 85, 94, 95, 98, 101, 116, 119–120, 127, 131, 134, 143, 160–164, 180, 203, 204
Easter (Pascha), 68
Entrance into the Temple, 12, 95, 98, 99, 101, 105, 106–109, 133, 136, 139, 143, 146, 149, 150–154, 164
Good Friday (Mary’s Lament at the Cross), 114–116
Memory of the Virgin, 9, 11, 44, 67, 69, 81, 86
Nativity of Christ, 9, 12, 44, 62, 68, 70, 72, 73, 79, 84, 86, 89, 97, 109, 155
Nativity of the Virgin, 12, 89, 95, 98, 99, 101, 102, 103, 107, 113, 133, 136, 143, 144–150, 155, 159, 164, 203, 204
Presentation or ‘Meeting’ (Hypapante) of Christ, 12, 13, 61, 70, 86, 89, 91, 95, 109–112, 114, 143, 149, 151
feminism, 25, 201
Förster, Hans, 38
Foucault, Michel, 28
Frank, Georgia, 65
free speech,see parresia
free will, 27, 144, 159, 213
Frøyshov, Stig, 49, 52
Gabriel (archangel), 27, 41, 46, 56, 82, 83, 84, 88, 91, 101, 112–113, 155, 156–157, 158, 159, 164
Gador-Whyte, Sarah, 57, 59
Galbios and Kandidos (fifth-century patricians), 130
Galot, Jean, 197, 202
Geerard, Maurice, 96
gender, 5, 19, 25–34, 40–41, 43, 73, 107, 109, 151, 186, 188, 212–214
eunuchs, 19, 32
feminine qualities, 26–31, 40–41, 47, 57, 59, 84, 213–214
Gender Studies, 25
masculine qualities, 26, 30–31, 40–41, 59, 84, 213–214
George of Nikomedia, 17, 95, 100, 104, 106, 110, 111, 115, 128, 135, 153, 156, 176, 177, 193
George of Pisidia, 1, 26, 31, 130
Bellum Avaricum, 31, 130
Georgian texts, 4, 39, 65, 118, 142, 192–194
hymns, 37, 49–53, 66
Life of the Virgin, see Euthymios the Athonite (Georgian Life of the Virgin)
Old Georgian texts, 6
Germanos I of Constantinople, 12, 15, 31, 47, 83, 88, 95, 105, 107, 108, 113, 114, 120, 122, 123, 127, 131, 132, 133, 141, 143, 145, 149, 156, 157, 158, 209
(ps-) Germanos I of Constantinople, 173
Germanos II of Constantinople, 115, 131
Gibson, Mary Dunlop, 191
gnostic texts, 6
Gospel of Mary, 6
gnostic traditions, 40, 74, 118, 121
Gordillo, M., 198
Gordley, Matthew, 37
Graef, Hilda, 202
Gregory Nazianzen, 21, 37, 68, 159, 177
Gregory of Nyssa, 7, 21, 86, 99, 181
Gregory of Tours, 182, 183, 184
Libri miraculorum, 182
Gregory Pardos, 177
Gregory Thaumatourgos, 84, 181
(ps-)Gregory Thaumatourgos, 77
Gregory the Great, 182
Dialogues, 183
Grillmeier, Aloys, 60
Hades, 19, 63, 206
hagiography, 3, 4, 19, 21, 23, 24, 30, 32, 34, 53, 93, 115, 151, 179–210, 211, 212, 213, 215, 216–217, 218
Hannick, Christian, 23, 148, 170
Harrison, Carol, 70
Harvey, Susan Ashbrook, 66
healing, 11, 33, 38, 63, 90, 93, 188, 189, 213
Herakleios (emperor), 187
Hesychios of Jerusalem, 9, 54, 57, 69, 70–72, 74, 75, 77, 80, 86, 87, 92, 112, 148
Hierotheos of Athens, 119
Hilary of Poitiers, 74
Hinterberger, Martin, 20, 35
Holum, Kenneth, 9
homilies, homiletics, 2, 3, 4, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24–25, 32, 34, 46, 47, 49, 53, 54, 55, 57, 63, 66, 67–93, 141, 144, 147, 148, 150, 151, 153, 155, 157, 158, 159, 162, 173, 175, 176, 178, 180, 193, 194, 197, 207, 208, 211, 212, 213, 215, 218
early, 67–93
exegetical sermons, 21, 68, 86, 94, 97, 111
festal sermons, 15, 21, 23, 24, 28, 67, 68, 70–72, 78–82, 84, 86, 91–92, 93, 94, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101–129, 134, 136, 153, 180, 208, 209, 212, 215, 216
late, 94–136
occasional sermons, 24, 94, 97, 98, 100, 129–133, 136, 212, 215
trilogies, 95, 120
hymns, hymnography, 2, 3, 4, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23–24, 25, 28, 29, 32, 34, 36–66, 75, 77, 83, 91, 92, 93, 98, 101, 107, 112, 115, 134, 136, 137–178, 194, 197, 201, 207, 208, 211, 212, 213, 215, 216, 218
ainoi, 170
aposticha, 149, 156, 159, 160
canticles, 36, 50, 142, 145, 158, 163, 166
doxologies, 170
early, 36–66
festal hymns, 15, 143–164, 168, 175
genre, 37
Georgian, 37, 49–53, 66
Greek, 31, 37, 39, 40, 49, 50, 53–65, 66, 78, 80, 81, 82, 85, 131, 156, 159
idiomela, 170
kanons, 20, 22, 47, 49, 51, 66, 139–140, 142–143, 145–146, 148, 150, 152, 153–154, 155, 157–159, 160–164, 165, 166–167, 168–169, 170, 177, 212
heirmoi, 166
iambic kanons, 140, 145, 177–178
kanon of the Theotokos, 166
odes, 50, 51, 142, 146, 148, 149, 153, 155, 157, 158, 159, 161, 163, 166, 167, 169, 170
kontakia, 3, 12, 20, 22, 29, 39, 40, 47, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, 62, 63, 66, 82, 85, 88, 93, 114, 157, 158, 173, 212
liturgical poetry, 42
Greek, 39, 40, 207
Syriac, 39, 40–49, 112, 149, 207
Phos Hilaron, 165
psalmody, 37, 50, 66, 113, 142, 152, 153, 162, 164, 165, 170, 171
scholarship, 140
stichera, 22, 66, 142, 144, 151, 156, 160, 162, 164, 170, 171, 212
Syriac, 37, 65, 66
madrashe, 40, 41, 43
mêmrê, 40, 41, 47
soghyatha, 40, 43, 45, 46, 82, 157
teaching theology, 138, 139, 140, 151, 156, 158, 164, 170–172, 173, 175, 176, 178, 212, 216
troparia, 138, 143, 169, 170, 174
dogmatika, 170–172, 177
hypakoe, 163
stavrotheotokia, 17, 22, 65, 115, 165, 170, 173–175, 212
theotokia, 22, 50, 51, 138, 141, 142, 143, 150, 161, 165–166, 167, 168, 169, 170–175, 212
icons, 2, 3, 15, 17, 65, 104, 112, 129, 130, 133, 134, 141, 144, 158, 175, 184, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 208
episkepsis, 187
Iconoclasm, 2, 14–17, 19, 93, 99, 100, 104, 128, 136, 184, 190, 205, 208, 213
Triumph of Orthodoxy, 17, 141
iconophilism, 15, 45, 99, 101, 104, 115, 135, 136
illiteracy, 215
intercession, 3, 8, 14, 56, 66, 134, 150, 166, 168, 170, 176, 189, 201; see also prayers; presbeia
interfestality, 139
intertextuality, 99, 101, 108, 136, 139, 144, 152
Iovane Zosime, 51
Irenaeus of Lyons, 146
Ivirites, Evgenios, 135
Jacob of Edessa, 86
Jacob of Serugh, 47–48
James Kokkinobaphos, 4, 95, 108–109, 113, 151
James the Hebrew, 195
Doctrina Jacobi, 195
Janin, Raymond, 187
Jeffreys, Elizabeth, 4
Jephonias (high priest), 117, 122, 124–125
Jesus Christ, 63; see also Christology
ascension, 13, 18, 30, 126, 196, 200, 201
birth, 1, 5, 11, 16, 28, 42, 46, 65, 67, 71, 74, 83, 99, 109, 110, 111, 134, 148, 162, 172, 175, 213, 217
burial, 200
conception, 1, 8, 27, 40–41, 42, 46, 67, 71, 74, 76, 83, 91, 110, 112–113, 115, 134, 148, 149, 158, 159, 175
crucifixion, 16, 63–65, 100, 115, 167, 173, 200, 201
death, 110, 114, 151, 175, 201
generation from God, 42
infancy, 209
ministry, 134
passion, 29, 110–111, 115, 116, 124, 191, 193, 200, 203, 209
presentation at temple, 46
resurrection, 13, 29, 30, 64, 110, 111, 112, 115, 116, 122, 167, 173, 175, 193, 200, 201, 203
Righteous Judge, 14, 34, 39, 160, 206, 215
Second Adam, 57, 72, 88, 98, 173
Joachim (father of Mary), 98, 99, 101, 102–104, 106, 108, 150, 151, 153–154, 195
John Arklas, 145
John Chrysostom, 21, 68
(ps-) John Chrysostom, 77
John Geometres, 17, 23, 30, 95, 100, 113, 114, 120, 123, 125, 126, 127, 128, 190, 193, 194, 197–199, 202, 203–204, 205, 208, 209
biography, 197
Life of the Virgin, 17, 23, 30, 114, 180, 181, 192, 193, 197–199, 202, 203–204, 205, 209, 210, 216
critical edition, 197–199
John Mauropous, 145, 157
John Moschos, 183–184
John of Damascus, 4, 50, 74, 95, 105, 106, 110–111, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 128, 139, 145, 146, 148, 149, 150, 155, 157, 160, 164, 166, 167, 171, 173, 176, 177, 178, 195
(ps-)John of Damascus, 103
John of Euboea, 12, 101, 102, 103, 107
John of Thessalonike, 99, 116, 120, 121, 123, 124, 136, 195
John the Baptist, 183, 185
John the Evangelist, 117, 182, 183, 200
John the Monk, 145, 155, 157–159
John Xiphilinos, 96
Joseph (husband of Mary), 27, 56, 82, 83, 99, 101, 112, 155, 196
Joseph of Stoudios, 195
Joseph the Confessor, 168, 177
Joseph the Hymnographer, 165, 168
judgement, 14, 34, 39, 81, 160, 164, 181, 183, 190, 198, 206, 212
Jugie, Martin, 91, 103, 122, 126, 198
Justin I (emperor), 89, 109, 187
Justin II (emperor), 11, 90, 187
Justinian I (emperor), 11, 12, 54, 58, 84, 86, 89, 91, 93, 112, 188
Juvenal of Jerusalem, 11, 120
Kalavrezou, Ioli, 15, 57, 66, 99, 115, 135
Kassia, 168, 195
Kateusz, Ally, 201
Kazhdan, Alexander, 20, 150, 194
Kedrenos, George, 109
kenosis, 17, 29, 115, 212
kings, 214
Klement, 168
Kollyridians, the, 6, 8
Kosmas of Maïuma, 4, 50, 139
Kosmas the Melodist, 160, 161–163, 166, 168, 177
Kosmas Vestitor, 102, 120, 121, 123
Krausmüller, Dirk, 15
Krueger, Derek, 24, 70, 143, 168, 169, 214
Krumbacher, Karl, 96
Kurtz, E., 194
La Piana, George, 82, 83
Ladouceur, Paul, 152
laity, 17, 18, 25, 60, 108, 151, 166, 168, 170, 175, 176, 178, 186, 188, 201, 204, 209–210, 216, 217
Lamy, T.J., 43
Lash, Ephrem, 141
Latin texts, 40, 118
Liber Pontificalis, 120
Munificentissimus Deus, 160
Latyshev, B., 196
Leo I (emperor), 10, 11, 187
Leo VI (emperor), 95, 96, 104, 110, 111, 113, 120
Leontios of Constantinople, 86
Leontios of Neapolis, 13, 110
Leroy, F.J., 82, 83
Letter to Cosmas, 9
Limberis, Vassiliki, 9
literary and rhetorical devices
acrostic, 53, 82, 83
ad hominem, 69
anaphora, 53, 71
antithesis, 42, 44, 61, 71, 76, 81, 83, 110
apostrophe, 66
Asianic style, 68, 71
chiasm, 171
conclusio, 68
dialogues, 5, 27, 46, 47, 63, 65, 66, 78, 81, 82–84, 88, 101, 108, 112, 113, 144, 153–154, 155, 156–157, 158, 173, 176, 209, 217
diegesis, 83, 176
direct address, 37, 42, 46, 63, 64, 66, 83, 108, 111, 112, 113, 153–154, 161, 171
discourse, 108, 148, 149, 171, 173, 176, 212
dramatic narrative, 55, 56, 60, 66, 154
ekphrasis, 16, 22, 175, 176
enargeia, 16
ethopoiia, 16, 65, 81, 101, 112, 153, 175, 176
exclamatio, 71, 153, 175
monologues, 5, 65, 81, 101, 102, 112, 114, 144, 176
progymnasmata, 197
prooemia, 53
prosopopoia, 153
topos, 74, 214
literary genres, 5, 20–25, 35, 37, 139, 180–181, 194, 207, 209, 215, 218
Acts, 21, 211
apocryphal texts, see apocryphal texts
boundaries, 21, 23–24, 180, 205, 212
chronicles, 3, 179, 189, 218
dormition texts, see dormition texts
epigrams, 3, 20, 34, 197, 218
epistolography, 20
flexibility, 20–22, 180, 205, 212
gnostic texts, see gnostic texts
hagiography, see hagiography
histories, 3, 20, 34, 179, 189, 218
historiography, 20
homilies, see homilies, homiletics
hymnography, see hymns, hymnography
hymns, see hymns, hymnography
letters, 9, 12, 20, 30, 76, 86, 91, 218
liturgies, see Divine Liturgy, liturgical books and collections, offices
miracle stories, see miracle stories
orations, see speeches and orations
poetry, 3, 4, 5, 13, 19, 21, 23, 37, 39, 40–49, 52, 53, 54, 56, 71, 72, 75, 76, 87, 92, 112, 141, 148, 149, 150, 156, 159, 170, 176, 177–178, 197, 207, 209, 218
popular texts, 19, 181, 192, 207, 208, 209–210
sermons, see homilies, homiletics
speeches, see speeches and orations
vitae, see saints
liturgical books and collections, 17, 22, 25, 140, 141, 142, 144, 157, 166, 170, 173, 216
Armenian Lectionary, 11, 119
Homiliaria, 21, 120
Horologion, 51
Kontakaria, 53
Menaia, 49, 139, 147, 156, 157, 166, 168
Menologia, 21
New Oktoechos, 137
Oktoechos, 49, 50, 139, 164, 168
Resurrection Hymns, 49, 50–52
Panegyrika, 21
Parakletike, 137, 139, 147, 164–167, 168, 170, 172, 173
Pentekostarion, 139, 147, 166
Psalter, 142
Sticherarion, 170
Theotokaria, 166
Triodion, 49, 137, 139, 147, 166, 167–170, 173
Tropologia, 49, 51
Old Tropologion, 166
Typika, 156, 216
Typikon of the Great Church, 143, 146, 156
liturgical poetry, see hymns, hymnography (liturgical poetry)
Lives of the Virgin, 3, 23, 24, 30, 34, 102, 179–180, 191–205, 207, 208, 212, 216, 217
Epiphanios of Kallistratos, 16, 17, 30, 180, 192, 194–196, 203
Georgian, by Euthymios the Athonite, 5, 17, 18, 30–31, 35, 123, 180, 192, 193, 199–203, 204, 208, 209, 214, 216
John Geometres, 17, 23, 30, 114, 180, 181, 192, 193, 197–199, 202, 203–204, 205, 209, 210, 216
Symeon the Metaphrast, 180, 192, 197, 204, 209, 216
logoi, see speeches and orations (logoi)
Louth, Andrew, 160
MacMullen, Ramsay, 68
Mango, Cyril, 13, 89, 93, 106, 181
Marian cult, 1–2, 17, 26, 33, 35, 39, 53, 58, 60, 66, 67, 68, 69, 75, 77, 80, 85, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 97, 99, 100, 106, 108, 110, 118, 123, 124, 127, 128, 130, 133, 180, 181, 182, 187, 192, 194, 199, 203, 205, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 218
development, 5, 6–20, 33, 78, 90, 93, 215
martyrs, 8, 21, 211, 214
Marx, B., 78, 79, 82
Mary of Egypt, 168
Maurice (emperor), 12, 33, 160, 188
Maximos the Confessor, 5, 14, 192, 193, 208
(ps-) Maximos the Confessor, 100, 208
Mayer, Wendy, 68
McGrath, Stamatina, 186
mediation, see mesiteia
(ps-)Melito of Sardis, 120
Mellas, Andrew, 70
mercy, 81, 132, 134, 150, 156, 171, 200, 206–207
mesiteia, 8
metaphor, 28, 31, 39, 44, 50, 55, 57, 68, 71, 72, 75, 76, 97–98, 103, 105, 114, 115, 132, 134, 145, 148, 162, 163, 164, 176, 201, 204, 215
Michael (archangel), 117, 134
Michael III (emperor), 132
Michael Psellos, 95, 113
Michael Synkellos, 133
Migne, Jacques Paul, 123
Mimouni, Simon Claude, 118
miracle stories, 3, 18, 21, 23, 24, 32, 33, 34, 93, 179, 181–191, 209, 212, 216, 217
(ps-)Modestos of Jerusalem, 99, 120, 122, 128, 136
monasteries, 204
Chora, Constantinople, 2
Hodegon Monastery, Constantinople, 186
Iveron Monastery, Mt Athos, 193, 199
Kallistratos Monastery, Constantinople, 17, 180, 194
Mt Athos monasteries, 32
Myrelaion Monastery, Constantinople, 186
St Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai, 49, 142
St Sabas Monastery, Palestine, 49, 193
Stoudios Monastery, Constantinople, 168
monasticism, 5, 17, 21, 25, 30, 32, 66, 103, 137, 142, 165, 166, 167, 168, 170, 172–173, 174, 175, 176, 178, 186, 197, 199, 201, 203, 216, 217
mosaic, 217
mothers, 75, 174, 214
Mullett, Margaret, 20, 22, 35
music, 17, 29, 36, 37, 43, 45, 53, 57, 65, 66, 137, 139, 144, 148, 155, 159, 161, 164, 165, 168, 170, 173, 176, 178, 216
Naffah, Charles, 191
Neophytos the Recluse, 95
Neoplatonism, 106
Nestorianism, 79
Nestorios of Constantinople, 2, 9, 69, 70, 72, 73, 75, 76, 183
Neville, Leonora, 26
Nikephoros (patriarch), 15
Nikephoros Xanthopoulos, 12, 160
Niketas of Paphlagon, 133
Nikodemos the Hagiorite, 160
Norelli, Enrico, 48
offices, 23, 24, 37, 46, 53, 66, 138, 139, 142, 156, 164–167, 170, 173, 216
Compline, 169
festal, 138, 142, 149, 151, 154, 155, 156, 164
Great Vespers, 149, 165
Lenten, 168
Midnight, 166
Orthros (Morning Office), 22, 50, 53, 115, 138, 144, 145, 150, 155, 157, 160, 166, 170
epitaphios threnos, 2
Vespers, 50, 138, 144, 151, 162, 164, 165, 170, 171, 174
Olkinuora, Damaskinos, 139, 144
Origen of Alexandria, 7, 13, 21, 109
Panou, Eirini, 103, 104, 105, 106
parresia, 8, 63, 66, 129, 134, 173, 190
passions, the, 167, 172, 174
Patria, 186
patriarchs, 74, 184, 211, 214
patriarchy, 25
patristic texts, 7, 16, 27, 29, 64, 84, 88, 96, 99, 152, 159, 191, 194, 195, 196, 199, 206
Patzinaks, 189
Paul of Callinicum, 86
Paul the Deacon, 120
Peltomaa, Leena Mari, 54, 56, 57, 59, 78, 79, 80, 81
Pentcheva, Bissera, 2
Pentecost, 140, 145
Persians, 1, 93, 129, 130, 187
Peter the Apostle, 64, 124
Photios of Constantinople, 15, 97, 105, 113, 122, 131–132, 189
Plato, 106
Pliny the Younger, 36
polemical texts, 10, 15, 69, 87, 88, 91, 105, 124, 125, 195, 218
prayers, 37, 66, 129, 132, 167, 172, 216; see also intercession; Virgin Mary, aspects (intercessor)
amulets, 33, 38, 66
presbeia, 8, 14, 92
Price, Richard, 10, 68
processions, 2, 32, 53, 120, 132, 156, 159
Proklos of Constantinople, 28, 54, 55, 57, 68, 69, 71, 72–75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84, 87, 92, 110, 111, 148, 164
(ps-)Proklos of Constantinople, 47, 78, 82–84, 112
Prokopios of Caesarea, 11
prophecy, 8, 13, 28, 98, 108, 109, 110–111, 114, 141, 144, 145, 147, 148, 154, 158, 162, 167, 171, 174, 175
prophets, 73, 74, 83, 103, 105, 117, 125, 153, 171, 184, 214
Pulcheria (empress), 2, 9–10, 68, 75
Quasten, Johannes, 75
relics, 1, 2, 6, 8, 11, 14, 15, 19, 73, 89, 90, 104, 123–124, 131–133, 179, 182–183, 193, 196, 215
belt, 11, 19, 89, 95, 132–133, 143, 200
clothing, 182
grave clothes, 123
mandylion, 187
mantle (maphorion), 11, 182, 187, 189
palm branch, 123–124
robe, 10, 11, 19, 89, 95, 123, 130–131, 132, 143, 187, 189, 199, 200
swaddling clothes of Christ, 132
Renoux, Charles, 49, 51, 53
resurrection, 164, 202; see also Jesus Christ (resurrection)
Reynolds, Brian, 8
Romanos I Lekapenos (emperor), 189
Romanos the Melodist, 2, 3, 4, 12, 13, 16, 28–29, 39, 40, 45, 47, 54, 57, 58–65, 66, 81, 82, 83, 85, 88, 93, 114, 157, 158, 173, 177, 209
Rus’, 132, 189
sacraments, 98, 133; see also baptism; Eucharist
saints, 6, 8, 14, 15, 35, 37, 73, 74, 88, 89, 149, 182, 184, 189, 190, 206, 207, 211, 214
vitae, 3, 11, 18, 20, 21, 22, 179, 191, 194, 196, 207, 216
Life of St Andrew the Fool, 184, 185, 205
Life of St Basil the Younger, 185
Life of St Irene of Chrysobalanton, 184
Life of St Stephen the Younger, 184, 190
Salome (cousin of Mary), 195
schedography, 177
Scott, Roger, 57
sensus fidelium, 181
Sergios (patriarch), 130
Sergius I (pope of Rome), 120
Ševčenko, Nancy, 166
Severos of Antioch, 61, 69, 80, 85–89, 91
Shoemaker, Stephen, 6–7, 8, 38, 48, 116–117, 118, 121, 192, 194, 199, 201–202, 204, 208
shrines, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 32, 33, 90, 91, 93, 130, 132, 142, 185, 215, 216
Pege (‘Source’), 11, 18, 23, 33, 35, 186, 187–188, 189, 212, 216
Soros (Blachernai), 187
Theotokos ta Areobindou, 186
Theotokos ta Armatiou, 186
siege of Constantinople (626), 1, 19, 26, 31, 55, 97, 130, 131, 187, 214
siege of Constantinople (860), 97, 189
Simelidis, Christos, 30, 180, 193–194, 198, 199, 204
Simić, Kosta, 141, 145, 155
Skrekas, Dimitris, 177
Slavonic texts, 19, 118
Slavs, 129
Smith-Lewis, Agnes, 191
Socrates (historian), 9
Sophia (empress), 187
Sophronios of Jerusalem, 13, 50, 110, 111, 155, 183
speeches and orations
apologia, 83
basilikos logos, 21, 22
enkomia, 2, 21, 22, 82, 89, 97, 115, 179, 180
logoi, 22, 97
Stephen the Deacon, 184
Life of St Stephen the Younger, 184, 190
sterility, 99, 102, 103, 108, 144, 145
Sub tuum praesidium, 37–39
Sullivan, Denis F., 186
Symeon (New Testament), 13, 65, 95, 109, 110–111, 114, 174
Symeon I of Bulgaria, 189
Symeon the Metaphrast, 193, 201, 205, 208
Life of the Virgin, 180, 192, 197, 204, 209, 216
synaxis, 70
Synesios of Cyrene, 37
Syriac texts, 4, 6, 13, 14, 16, 39, 55, 58, 61, 82, 86, 90, 93, 116, 117, 119, 136, 157, 191
hymns, see hymns, hymnography (Syriac)
Odes of Solomon, 4, 40–41, 42, 47
Taft, Robert, 70
Talbot, Alice-Mary, 186
Tarasios (patriarch), 105
Tertullian of Carthage, 74
texts
dating and provenance, 5, 6, 10, 12, 18, 31, 33, 38, 39, 40, 43, 49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 69, 76, 77–78, 80–82, 84, 85, 86, 91, 92, 106, 110, 111, 115, 116, 120, 127, 146, 160, 170, 184, 185, 189, 191, 192–194, 199, 206, 208–209
delivery and transmission, 5, 10, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 35, 37, 53, 67, 68–69, 72, 73, 78, 80, 81, 82, 86, 89, 92, 95, 97, 103, 113, 116, 117, 131, 176, 177, 180, 182, 183, 189, 204, 215, 216, 217
orality and performance, 20, 24–25, 113, 116, 170, 178, 182, 183, 187, 204, 215
reception and audience, 3, 5, 16, 20–25, 34, 35, 46, 60, 66, 68–69, 70, 83, 94, 99, 100, 103, 105, 106, 108, 120, 129, 139, 140, 151, 154, 163, 166, 174, 177, 186, 192, 193, 199, 203–205, 209, 211, 215, 216, 217
theatre, 183, 216
Christos Paschon (play), 29
Theodora (wife of Justinian I), 86
Theodora (wife of Theophilos), 184
Theodore I (pope of Rome), 120
Theodore of Stoudios, 104, 120, 168, 173, 195
Theodore Prodoromos, 177
Theodore Synkellos, 3, 11, 31, 97, 130, 131, 132
De obsidione, 3, 31
Theodosios (hymnographer), 140
Theodosios (pilgrim), 11
Theodosios II (emperor), 9
Theodotos of Ankyra, 76
Theokritoff, Elizabeth, 154, 171
Theoktistos of Palestine, 104
Theophanes Graptos, 155, 157, 177
Theophanes the Confessor, 15, 70, 195
Theophilos (emperor), 184
Theophilos (hymnographer), 156
Theoteknos of Livias, 77, 99, 120, 122, 125, 128, 136
Theotokoupolis, 11
Trinity, the, 40–41, 126, 206, 210
Trypanis, C.A., 54
Tsironis, Niki, 15, 63, 99, 104, 114, 135, 173, 208
typology, 5, 8, 20, 22–23, 28, 31, 35, 42, 44, 50, 55, 56, 68, 71, 72, 75, 76, 87, 92, 97–98, 100, 103, 107–108, 111, 114, 125, 134, 136, 139, 141, 144, 145, 146–149, 152–153, 154, 156, 157, 158, 162–163, 164, 165, 167, 168, 170, 171, 175, 201, 212, 215; see also Virgin Mary, types
Verina (empress), 10, 11, 130, 186
Victory/Nike, 90
Virgin Mary, 193
afterlife, 14, 116, 179, 180, 191
assumption, 5, 6, 14, 23, 48, 90, 99, 116, 118–119, 122, 123, 125, 129, 134, 136, 137, 160, 161, 162, 164, 191, 193, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 202, 209
betrothal, 83, 99, 196
birth, 90, 98, 101, 105, 144–150, 179, 191, 196, 200
burial, 129, 160, 161, 196
childhood, 84, 101, 106, 146, 150–152, 191, 196
conception, 23, 98, 101, 103–104, 105, 191, 196, 200, 209
dedication, 99, 101, 106, 150–152, 153–154, 196, 200
dormition, 5, 6, 14, 23, 35, 48, 52, 70, 73, 81, 84, 90, 98, 99, 106, 116–129, 134, 136, 137, 160–164, 179, 180, 191, 196, 198, 199, 200, 202, 209
incorruptible body, 125–126, 129, 137, 160, 162, 164, 200, 202
lament at the cross, 100, 110–111, 114–116, 128, 151, 165, 170, 173–175, 194, 200, 208, 213
legends, 5, 16, 18, 23, 34, 52, 58, 84, 90, 94, 98, 101, 116, 118, 122, 136, 151, 176, 211, 212, 217
purification, 13, 109, 110, 111
Virgin Mary, aspects
advocate, 99, 208, 217
ascetic, 5, 9, 16, 17, 30, 33, 35, 44, 47, 48, 192, 194, 196, 197, 200, 201, 213
concept, 57, 66
container, 41, 42, 56, 57, 74, 75, 92, 129, 136, 138, 152–153, 154, 156, 162, 163, 202, 203, 217
co-redemptrix, 190, 197, 202
discipleship, 94, 192, 203
gender, 59, 211
human mother, 13, 16, 26, 29, 33, 39, 45–47, 48, 57, 58, 59, 60, 64, 66, 70, 71, 76, 81, 84, 88, 90, 93, 94, 98, 99–100, 102, 110, 111, 121, 129, 133, 136, 138, 160, 163, 164, 190, 203, 208, 209, 211, 213
intercessor, 3, 5, 10, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 24, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39, 43, 48–49, 50, 52, 55, 59, 62–63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 71, 75, 76, 81, 82, 84, 88, 90, 91, 92, 94, 97, 99–100, 111, 116, 121, 127, 129, 131, 132, 133–135, 136, 138, 141, 143, 144, 149, 159, 160, 164, 166, 170, 172–173, 180, 181, 184, 188, 190, 192, 205, 206–207, 211, 212, 213, 215, 217
leadership, 5, 18, 30, 33, 35, 197, 200, 201, 203, 213
mediator, 8, 9, 35, 38, 39, 41, 43, 48, 62, 65, 80, 85, 88, 89, 91, 92, 134, 138, 150, 159
merciful, 38, 100, 128, 134, 135, 138, 167, 190, 202, 212, 215
microcosm, 35, 65
miracles, 196
model, 213, 214
point of unity, 90
presence, 18
prophetic, 94
robed in purple, 18, 35, 183, 185, 186, 188, 207
symbol, 3, 5, 33, 35, 48, 57, 59, 91, 92, 211, 215
teacher, 18, 30, 192, 200
virginity, 1, 5, 7, 26, 27, 29, 32, 48, 58, 59, 60, 61, 67, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 80, 87, 88, 90, 94, 110, 111, 113, 125, 126, 129, 138, 148, 157, 162, 164, 167, 175, 211, 213
warrior, 1, 2, 3, 10, 13, 19, 26, 39, 55, 59, 67, 89, 91, 93, 99, 111, 127, 129, 131, 132, 138, 150, 169, 172, 190, 207, 211, 212, 214
Virgin Mary, epithets
all-holy Virgin, 79, 81
ambassador, 127
apostle, 87
ark of life, 71
bearer or birth-giver of God, 7, 9, 35, 72, 74, 88, 89, 108, 109, 110, 129, 138, 148; see also Virgin Mary, epithets (Mother of God), Virgin Mary, epiphets (Theotokos)
bride of heaven, 51
cloud of light, 51
container of God, 128
eleousa (‘tender one’), 17
fertile garden, 71
fortification, 127
hodegetria (‘guide’), 17
holy Mother of the Lord, 79
lamp, 71
living temple, 107
maiden, 157
martyr, 87
Mother of God (Meter Theou, Theometor), 2, 17, 98, 100, 128, 129, 131; see also Virgin Mary, epithets (bearer or birth-giver of God), Virgin Mary, epiphets (Theotokos)
Mother of Light, 51
Mother of the Emmanuel, 51
Mother of the King, 51
panagia, 206
prophetess, 87
protector, 127
queen, 62, 75, 127, 160, 162, 198
queen and mother, 158
Second Eve, 7, 27, 41, 59, 144, 159, 213
source of life, 160
Theotokos, 7, 9, 15, 51, 54, 68, 69, 71, 73–77, 79, 87, 90, 98, 100, 108, 110, 111, 127, 129, 131, 132, 136, 138, 143, 144, 150, 161, 166, 176, 204, 215, 217; see also Virgin Mary, epithets (bearer or birth-giver of God), Virgin Mary, epiphets (Mother of God)
throne of heaven, 160
Virgin, 70, 87, 129
Virgin and Mother, 111
Virgin Mother, 127
Virgin Mary, types
Aaron’s rod, 153
ark, 148, 153, 162
branch of the root of Jesse, 148
burning bush, 28, 35, 147, 148–149, 158, 167, 171
candlestand, 148
cloud, 28
gate, 147, 152, 156, 165, 171
Gideon’s fleece, 28, 35, 147, 148, 158
immovable tower, 55
impregnable wall, 55
Jacob’s ladder, 28, 147
jar of manna, 148, 153
mountain, 28, 147, 148, 163, 171
paradise, 28
ship, 44
spring, 44
tabernacle, 35, 147, 149, 152, 162, 185
table, 148
table (Eucharist), 57
temple, 35, 147, 148, 149, 152, 162, 165
temple veil, 153
throne, 148
tiller, 57
twig, 57
unploughed field, 28
workshop, 28, 164
young dove, 44
virgins, 30, 45, 74, 75, 151, 152, 153, 162, 182, 214
visions and dreams, 14, 18, 129, 181, 182–183, 184, 185, 186, 188, 189, 190, 201, 205, 206, 217
Wellesz, Egon, 53
Wenger, Antoine, 116, 120, 126, 131, 197, 198–199
Weyl Carr, Annemarie, 100, 134
widows, 214
women, 18, 26, 29, 38, 43, 44, 60, 71, 81, 108, 151, 199, 201–202, 213, 214
Young, Frances, 147
Zacharias (high priest), 101, 108, 151, 153
Zoe Karbonopsina (empress), 33

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