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Studies on the Cult of Relics in Byzantium up to 1204

John Wortley
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      Constantinople was well known in its heyday for the enormous collection of relics housed in its churches: bones, even whole bodies and intimate possessions of holy men and women. Almost all these objects had been imported from various parts of the Roman Empire between the late 4th to the 10th centuries. They had been acquired because they were believed to have miraculous powers to ward off enemies, to heal sicknesses and to ensure that the capital was indeed the "God-guarded" (Theophylaktos) city it believed itself to be. These studies examine the means by which relics were acquired, the ways in which they were used and some of the reasons why for so long they were believed to be effective. The role of relics in the development of the cult of the Mother of God (Theotokos) is discussed as well as the curious relationship between relics and icons. The so-called 'deviation' of the Fourth Crusade and the subsequent sacking of Constantinople in 1204 may also in part be explained by an unbridled yearning to possess her relics; they were certainly pillaged and disseminated to the west, thus concluding an era of relic-history at Byzantium and initiating a different one in the west.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: John Wortley EAN: 9780754668473 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 657 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2009-09-28 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / General WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      History and Archaeology, Ancient history, Religion: general, Christianity

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      John Wortley is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of History, University of Manitoba, Canada
      Constantinople was well known in its heyday for the enormous collection of relics housed in its churches: bones, even whole bodies and intimate possessions of holy men and women. Almost all these objects had been imported from various parts of the Roman Empire between the late 4th to the 10th centuries. They had been acquired because they were believed to have miraculous powers to ward off enemies, to heal sicknesses and to ensure that the capital was indeed the "God-guarded" (Theophylaktos) city it believed itself to be. These studies examine the means by which relics were acquired, the ways in which they were used and some of the reasons why for so long they were believed to be effective. The role of relics in the development of the cult of the Mother of God (Theotokos) is discussed as well as the curious relationship between relics and icons. The so-called 'deviation' of the Fourth Crusade and the subsequent sacking of Constantinople in 1204 may also in part be explained by an unbridled yearning to possess her relics; they were certainly pillaged and disseminated to the west, thus concluding an era of relic-history at Byzantium and initiating a different one in the west.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: John Wortley EAN: 9780754668473 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 657 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2009-09-28 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / General WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

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      History and Archaeology, Ancient history, Religion: general, Christianity

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      John Wortley is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of History, University of Manitoba, Canada

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