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Tales from Another Byzantium: Celestial Journey and Local Community in the Medieval Greek Apocrypha
Baun, Jane (University of Oxford)
Tales from Another Byzantium: Celestial Journey and Local Community in the Medieval Greek Apocrypha
Baun, Jane (University of Oxford)
The first full-length study of two medieval Greek visionary journeys to heaven and hell, the Apocalypse of the Theotokos and the Apocalypse of Anastasia. The book provides an original translation of the tales and examines them as manifestations of religious and moral culture in the medieval Orthodox Church.
474 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | December 9, 2010 |
ISBN13 | 9780521177498 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 474 |
Dimensions | 169 × 245 × 26 mm · 762 g |
Language | English |
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