Heavenly sustenance in patristic texts and byzantine iconography : nourished by the word /

Ene D-Vasilescu, Elena,

Heavenly sustenance in patristic texts and byzantine iconography : nourished by the word / Elena Ene D-Vasilescu. - 1 online resource : illustrations (colour). - New approaches to Byzantine history and culture .

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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.

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Theology--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.


Byzantine Empire--Religion.

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