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Sacred founders : women, men, and gods in the discourse of imperial founding, Rome through early Byzantine / / Diliana N. Angelova



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Autore: Angelova Diliana <1968-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Sacred founders : women, men, and gods in the discourse of imperial founding, Rome through early Byzantine / / Diliana N. Angelova Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , [2014]
©2014
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (450 p.)
Disciplina: 937.009/9
Soggetto topico: Imperialism - Religious aspects
Imperialism - Social aspects
Empresses - Religious life
Soggetto geografico: Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D
Soggetto non controllato: ancient roman empire
ancient rome
ancient world
antiquity
art history
artwork
augustus
authority
build environment
christian art
christian transformation
christianity
church and state
constantine
divine founders
early byzantium empire
early christian art
emperor augustus
emperor constantine
emperor
female imperial power
history
imperial art
imperial honors
literature
medieval world
myth of origins
religion
religious studies
roman empire
sacred founders
virgin mary
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Founding, power, and authority: Mediterranean history and Augustan innovations -- Founding and afterlife -- Women and founding from Livia to Helena -- The Christian founders Constantine and Helena -- Constantine's and Helena's legacy in the founding of public space -- Imperial women and civic founding -- Koinonia : the Christian founders' legacy in the symbolism of authority -- Christian piety and the making of a Christian discourse of imperial founding -- Church-building and founding -- The Virgin Mary and the discourse of imperial founders.
Sommario/riassunto: "Sacred Founders argues that from the time of Augustus through early Byzantium, a discourse of imperial founding helped articulate and legitimate imperial authority. Artwork, literature, imperial honors, and the built environment comprised the statements in this multi-authored, empire-wide discourse. These statements were bound by the idea that imperial men and women were sacred founders of the land, mirror images of the empire's divine founders. By establishing a new capital for the Roman Empire, Constantine and his formidable mother, Helena, initiated its Christian transformation. Over time this transformation empowered imperial women, transformed the cult of the Virgin Mary, fueled contests between church and state, and provoked an arresting synthesis of imperial and Christian art. With balanced analysis, Angelova presents a fresh argument about the symbolic logic of Roman rule and uncovers forgotten legacies that profoundly shaped the Christian era"--Provided by publisher.
Titolo autorizzato: Sacred founders  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-520-95968-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910797370403321
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