This is the first undertaking in Byzantine scholarship to focus on St Anna, the mother of the Virgin Mary. St Anna is a completely underexposed figure in Byzantine studies, and the examination of the formation, establishment, and promotion of her veneration offers a fresh insigh…
Was das Heilige ist und wie man darüber sprechen kann, ist eine offene Frage in der religionswissenschaftlichen und theologischen Forschung. Die Beiträge analysieren Diskurse über Heiliges in spätantiken Religionskulturen. Terminologien, Handlungen und Reflexionen in Bezug auf H…
The meaning of holiness and how one can speak about it remains an active research question in religious studies and theology. The articles analyze discourses about holiness from the religious cultures of late antiquity. Terminologies, practices, and reflections related to holine…
Comprising forty-two selections from primary source materials, each translated with an introduction and commentary by a specialist in the field, this collection illustrates the religious cycles, rituals, and experiences that gave meaning to medieval Christian individuals and com…
