Sacralizing violence in Byzantium: hymns, empire, and the narrowing of Christian identity

"Christians had always been concerned, since the faith's inception, about the relationship between violence and belief. In Byzantium, this tension was explored not only in abstract theological texts but in the songs people sung: hymns, a multivalent, fluid form of devotion that served as t...

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Main Author: Demacopoulos, George E. 1970- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection [2025]
In: Dumbarton Oaks studies (51)
Year: 2025
Series/Journal:Dumbarton Oaks studies 51
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Byzantine Empire / Christianity / Violence / Sacralization / Hymn / History
Further subjects:B Violence ; History
B Violence Religious aspects Christianity History Sources
B Violence (Byzantine Empire) History
B Hymns ; History and criticism
B Sources
B Hymns
B Byzantine Empire
B Violence ; Religious aspects ; Christianity
B War Religious aspects Christianity History Sources
B Hymns (Byzantine Empire) Themes, motives History Sources
B Hymns (Byzantine Empire) History and criticism
B War ; Religious aspects ; Christianity ; History
B Violence in music
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