El exemplum bíblico: historia sagrada e ideología laica en la España medieval

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Die Bibel spielte eine grundlegende Rolle bei der Entwicklung der volkssprachlichen Literaturen. Einer ihrer wichtigsten Beiträge ist das biblische Exemplum, d. h. die Gesamtheit der von der Bibel und den Apokryphen inspirierten Anekdoten, die den religiösen Diskurs und später die …

The Mosaics of Roger II in Sicily

Visualizing Sacred Authority

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The ideas for this book emerged in direct eye contact with the mosaics on the scaffolds of the Cappella Palatina and the Martorana in Palermo and the Cathedral of Cefalù. With their mosaic programs, the three buildings embody unprecedented new …

Cilicia as Sacred Landscape in Late Antiquity

A Journey on the Trail of Apostles, Martyrs and Local Saints

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Cilicia as Sacred Landscape in Late Antiquity is a journey of discovery of the rich religious landscape of Cilicia in Asia Minor in Late Antiquity, with its contrasting and fascinating natural landscapes. Famous and prosperous cities of Cilicia Pedias such …

Saints cavaliers

Culte et images en Géorgie aux IVe–XIe siècles

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This is the first archeological, iconographical and hagiological study, based on the unpublished archaeological research findings, that attempts to measure the importance of the Georgian environment for the genesis of this theme and for a broad understanding of the cult …

Funktion und Nutzung der Krypta im Mittelalter

Heiligsprechung und Heiligenverehrung am Beispiel Italien

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Under the lasting influence of romantic-mystic views of the 19th and 20th century the function of a crypt within the structure of a church is still a matter of false interpretation. This book discusses on basis of a broad range …