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100 1 a| Demacopoulos, George E.,e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgxmdR8pvHtcPF6JFgR8C=| ^A1153154;

245 10 a| Sacralizing violence in Byzantium :b| hymns, empire, and the narrowing of Christian identity /c| George E. Demacopoulos.;

264 1 a| Washington, DC :b| Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection,c| [2025];

300 a| viii, 244 pages ;c| 24 cm.;

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490 1 a| Dumbarton Oaks Studies;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-226) and indexes.;

505 0 a| The Jerusalem Georgian Chantbook -- Crucifixion and "the Jews" : The Idiomela hymns of Good Friday -- Romanos the Melodist -- Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross -- Herakleios, Exaltation of the Holy Cross, and the violence of empire -- Tenth-century liturgical rites before battle and after death.;

520 a| "Christians had always been concerned, since the faith's inception, about the relationship between violence and belief. In Byzantium, this tension was explored not only in abstract theological texts but in the songs people sung: hymns, a multivalent, fluid form of devotion that served as the meeting place between theological conviction and lived religious experience. Sacralizing Violence in Byzantium is the first book to examine the complex and shifting perceptions of premodern Christians toward violence and war through the lens of hymnography. This book argues that the liturgical reflection on violence in Byzantium underwent a profound transformation-a sacralization of violence-at approximately the same time that Persian and then Arab armies conquered Jerusalem in the early seventh century, a turn that persisted into the tenth century. By focusing on hymnography, this book provides both correction and nuance to historical assessments of Eastern Christian attitudes toward war and violence and reveals how Byzantine culture dramatized, authorized, and even celebrated violence"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Sacralizing violence in Byzantium : hymns, empire, and the narrowing of Christian identity / George E. Demacopoulos.

Author/creator	Demacopoulos, George E. author.
Format	Book
Publication	Washington, DC : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, [2025]
Copyright Date	©2025
Description	viii, 244 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Violence--Religious aspects. --Christianity. --History. --Sources. War--Religious aspects. --Christianity. --History. --Sources. Hymns--Byzantine Empire. --Themes, motives. --History. --Sources. Hymns--Byzantine Empire. --History and criticism. Violence--Byzantine Empire. --History. Violence in music.

Series	Dumbarton Oaks Studies Dumbarton Oaks studies ; 51. ^A26621
Contents	The Jerusalem Georgian Chantbook -- Crucifixion and "the Jews" : The Idiomela hymns of Good Friday -- Romanos the Melodist -- Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross -- Herakleios, Exaltation of the Holy Cross, and the violence of empire -- Tenth-century liturgical rites before battle and after death.
Abstract	"Christians had always been concerned, since the faith's inception, about the relationship between violence and belief. In Byzantium, this tension was explored not only in abstract theological texts but in the songs people sung: hymns, a multivalent, fluid form of devotion that served as the meeting place between theological conviction and lived religious experience. Sacralizing Violence in Byzantium is the first book to examine the complex and shifting perceptions of premodern Christians toward violence and war through the lens of hymnography. This book argues that the liturgical reflection on violence in Byzantium underwent a profound transformation-a sacralization of violence-at approximately the same time that Persian and then Arab armies conquered Jerusalem in the early seventh century, a turn that persisted into the tenth century. By focusing on hymnography, this book provides both correction and nuance to historical assessments of Eastern Christian attitudes toward war and violence and reveals how Byzantine culture dramatized, authorized, and even celebrated violence"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-226) and indexes.
LCCN	2024042606
ISBN	9780884025238
ISBN	0884025233 hardcover

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