Icons and Power: The Mother of God in Byzantium by Bissera V. Pentcheva

Icons and Power: The Mother of God in Byzantium

Bissera V. Pentcheva

312 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

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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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