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White, Monica, 1976-

Military saints in Byzantium and Rus, 900-1200 / Monica White. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. - xiv, 255 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. The prehistory of the military saints; 2. The formation of the martyr-warrior ideal; 3. The collective cult of the military saints; 4. The military saints in early Rus; 5. Boris and Gleb and the martyr-warrior ideal in Rus; 6. Military saints under the House of Suzdal; Conclusion; Appendix 1. Feast days of the principal military saints; Appendix 2. Reigns of Byzantine emperors mentioned in the text; Appendix 3. Simplified genealogy of the Riurikids; Appendix 4. Rus churches and monasteries dedicated to patronal figures; Appendix 5. Rus churches and monasteries dedicated to non-patronal figures.

ISBN: 9780521195645

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Byzantine Empire. Stratos.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Christian patron saints--Cult--Byzantine Empire.
Christian martyrs--Cult--Byzantine Empire.
War--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Byzantine Empire--History, Military--1081-1453.
Byzantine Empire--Church history.

LC Class. No.: BX4659.B9 / W55 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 274.7/03