Language & Literature
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The Divine Liturgy of Our Father Among the Saints Basil the Great: Parallel Slavonic-English Text [Hardback]
Holy Trinity Monastery (Other)
£22.00ISBN: 9780884654346
Published by : Printshop of St Job of Pochaev
This convenient pocket-sized book contains the necessary texts for the celebration of the liturgy of St Basil the Great by the priest and deacon, interpolated with comprehensive rubrical directions. Texts sung by the choir are also shown. The para... .... Learn More -
The Divine Liturgies of the Holy Apostle James, Brother of the Lord: Slavonic-English Parallel Text [Hardback]
Vitaly Permiakov (Editor)
£22.00ISBN: 9780884654308
Published by : Printshop of St Job of Pochaev
The Divine Liturgy of Saint James is the eucharistic rite of the ancient Church of Jerusalem and the most ancient extant liturgy of the Eastern Church. In recent decades, the frequency of its use has increased throughout the Orthodox Church. This ... .... Learn More -
The People and the Peoples: Syriac Dialogue Poems from Late Antiquity [Paperback]
Sebastian P. Brock (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9780957522817
Published by : Journal of Jewish Studies
Series: Journal of Jewish Studies Supplement Series
Volume: 3
The conflict of the early Church with Judaism found expression in a particular genre of liturgical literature, Syriac dialogue poetry of the late antique period.
In this book Sebastian Brock provides the Syriac texts of four anonymous dia... .... Learn More -
The Great Canon: The Work of St. Andrew of Crete [Paperback]
Holy Trinity Monastery (Other)
£8.99ISBN: 9780884654520
Published by : Printshop of St Job of Pochaev
This is the classic canon of repentance, chanted in parts over the first four days of the Lenten Fast and in its entirety on the Thursday of the fifth week. The full text of the life of our Holy Mother Mary of Egypt is also given, as read liturgic... .... Learn More -
Nectar and Illusion: Nature in Byzantine Art and Literature [Paperback]
Henry Maguire (Author)
Regular Price: £29.49
Special Price: £9.95
ISBN: 9780190497101
Published by : Oxford University Press
Nature and Illusion is the first extended treatment of the portrayal of nature in Byzantine art and literature. In this richly illustrated study, Henry Maguire shows how the Byzantines embraced terrestrial creation in the decoration of their churc... .... Learn More -
Late Ancient Knowing [Hardback]
Catherine M. Chin (Editor); Moulie Vidas (Editor)
Regular Price: £74.00
Special Price: £30.00
ISBN: 9780520277175
Published by : University of California Press
In this collection of essays, scholars examine the activity of knowing in late antiquity by focusing on thirteen major concepts from the intellectual, social, political, and cultural history of the period. They ask two questions about each of thes... .... Learn More -
Dreaming in Byzantium and Beyond [Hardback]
Christine Angelidi (Editor); George T. Calofonos (Editor)
Regular Price: £93.99
Special Price: £40.00
ISBN: 9781409400554
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Company
Although the actual dreaming experience of the Byzantines lies beyond our reach, the remarkable number of dream narratives in the surviving sources of the period attests to the cardinal function of dreams as vehicles of meaning, and thus affords m... .... Learn More -
Sylvester Syropoulos on Politics and Culture in the Fifteenth-Century Mediterranean [Hardback]
Fotini Kondyli (Editor); Vera Andriopoulou (Editor); Eirini Panou (Editor); Mary B. Cunningham (Editor)
Regular Price: £120.00
Special Price: £50.00
ISBN: 9781409439660
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Company
The Memoirs of Sylvester Syropoulos is a text written by a ?yzantine ecclesiastical official in the 15th century. Syropoulos participated in the Council for the union of the Greek and Latin Churches held in Ferrara and Florence, Italy, in 1438-143... .... Learn More -
Ten Gifts of the Demiurge [Hardback]
Emilie Kutash (Author)
Regular Price: £120.00
Special Price: £24.95
ISBN: 9780715638545
Published by : Bloomsbury
Proclus' commentary on Plato's "Timaeus" is perhaps the most important surviving Neoplatonic commentary. In it Proclus contemplates nature's mysterious origins and at the same time employs the deductive rigour required to address perennial philoso... .... Learn More -
Book of Akathists Volume II: To Our Saviour, the Holy Spirit, the Mother of God, and Various Saints [Hardback]
Isaac Lambertson (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9780884651413
Published by : Printshop of St Job of Pochaev
Series: Book of Akathists
Volume: 2
An Akathist (Greek for "Standing Up") is a type of extended devotional hymn used both in church and at home. This second volume contains Akathist hymns for the Ascension and Nativity of Christ, an Akathist to the Holy Spirit, for seven different i... .... Learn More
