Byzantine Warrior Hero

Cypriot Folk Songs as History and Myth, 965–1571

AvChrysovalantis Kyriacou

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

Del i serien Byzantium: A European Empire and Its Legacy

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Beskrivning

Chrysovalantis Kyriacou examines how memories of the pre-Christian past, Christian militarism, power struggles, and ethnoreligious encounters have left their long-term imprint on Cypriot culture. One of the most impressive examples of this phenomenon is the preservation and transformative adaptation of Byzantine heroic themes, motifs, and symbols in Cypriot folk songs. By combining a variety of written sources and archaeological material in his interdisciplinary examination, the author reconstructs the image of the Byzantine warrior hero in the songs, recovering the mentalities of overshadowed social protagonists and stressing the role of subaltern communities as active agents in the shaping of history.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-12-16
Mått:162 x 241 x 19 mm
Vikt:499 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Byzantium: A European Empire and Its Legacy
Antal sidor:242
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781793621986

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Chrysovalantis Kyriacou is teaching associate at the Theological School of the Church of Cyprus.

Recensioner i media

One way to sense and evaluate the memory of peoples’ medieval past is to look at how folk literature narrates their national heroes, historical and imaginary. Chrysovalantis Kyriacou examines with scholarly acumen and sensitivity the folk songs of Cyprus as part of the Byzantine literary production of the island, inviting us to discover the rich Cypriot heroic legacy that created them.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Songs have StoriesChapter 1: Warriors and CulturesChapter 2: Honor and ShameChapter 3: The Other: Ethnic Groups and Social BorderersChapter 4: Paganism, Christianity, and the Byzantine Warrior HeroConclusion: The Byzantine Warrior Hero: Culture, Society, and Image