RT Book
T1 Military saints in Byzantium and Rus, 900-1200
A1 White, Monica
LA English
PP Cambridge
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2013
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/883474743
AB The rulers of the Byzantine Empire and its commonwealth were protected both by their own soldiers and by a heavenly army: the military saints. The transformation of Saints George, Demetrios, Theodore and others into the patrons of imperial armies was one of the defining developments of religious life under the Macedonian emperors. This book provides a comprehensive study of military sainthood and its roots in late antiquity. The emergence of the cults is situated within a broader social context, in which mortal soldiers were equated with martyrs and martyrs of the early Church recruited to protect them on the battlefield. Dr White then traces the fate of these saints in early Rus, drawing on unpublished manuscripts and other under-utilised sources to discuss their veneration within the princely clan and their influence on the first native saints of Rus, Boris and Gleb, who eventually joined the ranks of their ancient counterparts.
NO Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
CN BX4659.B9
SN 9781139013864
K1 Byzantine Empire : Stratos.
K1 Byzantine Empire : Stratos
K1 Christian patron saints : Cult : Byzantine Empire.
K1 Christian martyrs : Cult : Byzantine Empire.
K1 War : Religious aspects : Christianity : History of doctrines, Middle Ages, 600-1500.
K1 Christian martyrs : Cult : Byzantine Empire
K1 War : Religious aspects : Christianity : History of doctrines : Middle Ages, 600-1500
K1 Christian patron saints : Cult : Byzantine Empire
K1 Byzantine Empire ; Stratos
K1 Christian patron saints ; Cult ; Byzantine Empire
K1 Christian martyrs ; Cult ; Byzantine Empire
K1 War ; Religious aspects ; Christianity ; History of doctrines ; Middle Ages, 600-1500
K1 Byzantine Empire ; History, Military ; 1081-1453
K1 Byzantine Empire ; Church history
K1 Byzantine Empire : History, Military, 1081-1453.
K1 Byzantine Empire : Church history.
K1 Byzantine Empire : History, Military : 1081-1453
K1 Byzantine Empire : Church history
K1 Saints : Cult : Byzantine Empire : History
K1 Byzantine Empire : Religious life and customs
DO 10.1017/CBO9781139013864