Proclus of Constantinople and the Cult of the Virgin in Late Antiquity: Homilies 1-5, Texts and Translations

by Matthias W. Morgenstern, Nicholas Constas, Proclus, et al.

Proclus of Constantinople was an outstanding pulpit orator who established the rhetoric and rationale for the Byzantine devotion to the Mother of God. In this book, the critical editions of Proclus' most celebrated Marian sermons (Homilies 1-5) provide the point of departure for a far-reaching study of the rise of the Virgin's cult in Late Antiquity. The homilies are supported by a historical introduction to the life and work of Proclus, situating...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004126120
• ISBN13: 9789004126121
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"