Heavenly Sustenance in Patristic Texts and Byzantine Iconography Nourished by the Word

Springer

2018

196 p.

New approaches to Byzantine history and culture

9783319989853

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. The Connection Between Heavenly Nurture and Biological Sustenance in the Ancient World.- Chapter 3. Other Faith Encounters and Instances of Milk Nourishment.- Chapter 4. Anne's Veneration as a Part of the Cult of the Saints.- Chapter 5. Patristic Texts about Saint Anne's Role as an Intercessor with Regard to the Alleviation of People's Barrenness and Healing in General.- Chapter 6. St. Anne as the Prototype of a Saint Connected with Healing and Nourishing in Various Literary Sources, Including the Apocrypha.- Chapter 7. Anna lactans/Galaktotrophousa Iconographic Motif Between the Twelfth and the Fourteenth Centuries.- Chapter 8. The Bogomils and Iconography.- Chapter 9. Conclusion.

Английский