A Cabinet of Byzantine Curiosities: Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from History’s Most Orthodox Empire
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A Cabinet of Byzantine Curiosities will reinforce these old prejudices, while also stimulating a deeper interest among readers in one of history’s most interesting civilizations. Many of the zanier tales and trivia that are collected here revolve around the political and religious life of Byzantium.
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Icon of St. Christophoros the Dog-Head (Kynokephalos) (Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens, originally from Asia Minor, 1685). Source: Wikimedia.
Image of Basil II (976-1025) in military attire and posture, subjecting subjects and foreign enemies alike; from his Psalter (Marcianus gr. 17, Venice). Source: Public Domain.
Icon of the Heavenly Ladder, a treatise of moral improvement and spiritual ascent written in the seventh century by Ioannes Klimax, or Klimakos (‘of the Ladder’). John is shown at the top leading the faithful to Christ, while demons try to pull them off through temptations and angels (top left) encourage them (Monastery of St. Catherine, Mt. Sinai, twelfth century). Source: Wikimedia.
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Publication date : October 2, 2017
Edition : 1st
Language : English
Print length : 248 pages
ISBN-10 : 0190625945
ISBN-13 : 978-0190625948
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.4 x 1 x 8.3 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #79,531 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #24 in Anthropology (Books) #37 in Ancient History (Books) #133 in Ancient Roman History (Books)
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