The embodied icon : liturgical vestments and sacramental power in Byzantium / Warren T. Woodfin.

Author/creator Woodfin, Warren T., 1974-
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford [Great Britain] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Descriptionxxxv, 339 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Subjects

Portion of title Liturgical vestments and sacramental power in Byzantium
SeriesOxford studies in Byzantium
Oxford studies in Byzantium. ^A719309
Contents Pt. 1. Liturgical vestments in the Orthodox Church. The vestments of the Byzantine Rite described -- Moving pictures : embroidered vestments and the iconography of the church interior -- Liturgical mystagogy and the embodied image -- Pt. 2. Liturgical vestments in Byzantine society. Earthly rivalry : imperial and ecclesiastical dress -- As it is in heaven : vesture and the unseen world -- Conclusions -- Appendix A. Handlist of embroidered vestments to c.1500 -- Appendix B. Embroidered vestments described in Byzantine texts -- Appendix C. Vesting prayers according to the Textus receptus of the Greek Rite.
General noteOriginally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [291]-325) and index.
ISBN9780199592098
ISBN0199592098

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Joyner General Stacks BX341 .W663 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold