The Cult of the Martyr Euphemia in Byzantium.

The martyr Euphemia, a young woman who was put to death in 303 CE in Chalcedon, was one of the most popular saints in Byzantium. This book places every major aspect of Euphemia's cult within a wider social, historical, and ritual context. It views Euphemia not as a historical personality, but a...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Marinis, Vasileios
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2026.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
The martyr Euphemia, a young woman who was put to death in 303 CE in Chalcedon, was one of the most popular saints in Byzantium. This book places every major aspect of Euphemia's cult within a wider social, historical, and ritual context. It views Euphemia not as a historical personality, but as a literary, theological, and artistic construct, best understood as a hagiographical heuristic that was used (and abused) by a variety of interested groups.
Umfang:
1 online resource (248 pages)
ISBN:
9780197580479
Schlagworte:
Euphemia, > Saint, > -303 > Cult > Turkey > Istanbul.
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