Liturgical Subjects: Christian Ritual, Biblical Narrative, and the Formation of the Self in Byzantium

Derek Krueger

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2015

Liturgical Subjects

Christian Ritual, Biblical Narrative, and the Formation of the Self in Byzantium

Derek Krueger

In the series Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812290158

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About this book

Focusing on the practice of Byzantine Orthodoxy in Constantinople from the sixth to eleventh centuries, Liturgical Subjects examines how hymns, sermons, prayers, and art offered models for Christian self-recognition and scripts for repentance.

Author / Editor information

Derek Krueger is Joe Rosenthal Excellence Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is the author of Writing and Holiness: The Practice of Authorship in the Early Christian East, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Reviews

"Liturgical Subjects is a pioneering examination of the medieval religious subject that adds texture and nuance to studies that, so far, have tended to emphasize only the Western Christian tradition. . . . Krueger's is the first study to examine how Orthodox liturgy functioned as a mechanism for the formation of the Byzantine Christian's perception of self."—Bryn Mawr Classical Review

"A thrilling tour of Byzantine culture through wholly unexpected routes. With beautifully crafted prose, Krueger presents a trajectory lucidly drawn, filled with arresting insight and searing, poignant imagery; yet the account is concrete and concise, moving deftly through its chapters with impressive economy and formidable command of a wide array of textual and material evidence."—Susan Ashbrook Harvey, Brown University

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Abbreviations and a Note on Texts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Chapter 1. Shaping Liturgical Selves Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. Romanos the Melodist and the Christian Self Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
Chapter 3. Calendar and Community in the Sixth Century Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
Chapter 4. Eucharistic Prayers: Compunction and the History of Salvation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	106
Chapter 5. The Penitential Bible and the Great Kanon of Andrew of Crete Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	130
Chapter 6. The Voice of the Sinner in First-Person Hymns of the Lenten Triodion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	164
Chapter 7. Liturgies of the Monastic Self in Symeon the New Theologian Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
Conclusion.A Communion of Savable Sinners Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
Index of Biblical Citations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297
General Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	309

Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 328
Illustrations
- Other: 24 illus.
Keywords: Religion; Classics; Religious Studies; Ancient Studies

eBook

Published: September 5, 2014
ISBN: 9780812290158