The Image of the Virgin Mary in the Akathistos Hymn

by Leena Mari Peltomaa

The Akathistos Hymn, the most famous work of Byzantine hymnography, has been enshrined in the Orthodox liturgy since the year 626, and its image of the Virgin Mary has exerted a strong influence upon Marian poetry and literature. Anonymous, undated and highly rhetorical, the hymn has presented a challenge to scholars over the years.
This study has been undertaken by an innovative method. The approach brings new insights to the era which brought...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004120882
• ISBN13: 9789004120884
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.7"