Sacred Images and Sacred Power in Byzantium
by Gary Vikan
- First published:
- 21st century
- Language: English
Contents: Introduction Sacred image, sacred power Icons and icon piety in early Byzantium Ruminations on edible icons: originals and copies in the art of Byzantium Graceland as locus sanctus Byzantine pilgrims' art Early Byzantine pilgrimage devotionalia as evidence for the appearance of pilgrimage shrines Pilgrims in magi's clothing: the impact of mimesis on early Byzantine pilgrimage art 'Guided by land and sea': pilgrim art and pilgrim travel in early Byzantium Art, medicine and magic in early Byzantium Art and marriage in early Byzantium Two Byzantine amuletic armbands and the group to which they belong Two unpublished pilgrim tokens in the Benaki Museum and the group to which they belong Early Christian and Byzantine rings in the Zucker family collection The Trier ivory, adventus ceremonial, and the relics of St. Stephen Meaning in Coptic funerary sculpture Index.
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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics and Ritual magic and grimoires.
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
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OpenAlex scholarly book record | 2024-08-28 | — | English | — | Unknown |
Subjects
- History
- Social Sciences
- Philosophy
- Arts and Humanities
- Art
- Mysticism
- Literature
- Archaeology
- Religious studies
- Art history
- Ancient history
- Classics
- MAGIC (telescope)
- Historical and Archaeological Studies
- Byzantine Studies and History
- Historical and Religious Studies of Rome
- Emperor
- Piety
- Pilgrimage
- Byzantine architecture
- Sculpture
- Pilgrim
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