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Introduction

Mary B. Cunningham
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University of Nottingham
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This section provides the main argument of the book, followed by historical background on the development of doctrine and devotion to the Virgin Mary up to the end of the fifth century and the flourishing of the cult from that period onward. This section is followed by one on literary genre, which attempts to justify the structure and argument of the book as a whole. A section on gender, which takes into account recent approaches to this subject in the Byzantine context, develops a methodology for studying the cult of the Virgin Mary. The Introduction finishes by outlining once again the goal of this study: it is to assess early and middle Byzantine texts on the Byzantine Virgin according to the diverse settings and audiences for which these were intended.

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Print publication year: 2021

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  • Introduction
  • Mary B. Cunningham, University of Nottingham
  • Book: The Virgin Mary in Byzantium, c.400-1000
  • Online publication: 29 October 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108990530.001
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  • Introduction
  • Mary B. Cunningham, University of Nottingham
  • Book: The Virgin Mary in Byzantium, c.400-1000
  • Online publication: 29 October 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108990530.001
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  • Introduction
  • Mary B. Cunningham, University of Nottingham
  • Book: The Virgin Mary in Byzantium, c.400-1000
  • Online publication: 29 October 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108990530.001
Available formats
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