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312 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780271064000
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Publication date: 15 November 2014
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The Virgin Mary embodied power rather than maternal tenderness in the Byzantine world. Known as the Mother of God, she became a guarantor of military victory and hence of imperial authority. In this pioneering book, Bissera Pentcheva connects the ...
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312 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780271064000
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penn State University Press
Publication date: 15 November 2014
Description
The Virgin Mary embodied power rather than maternal tenderness in the Byzantine world. Known as the Mother of God, she became a guarantor of military victory and hence of imperial authority. In this pioneering book, Bissera Pentcheva connects the ...
Community Reviews
Content Warnings