Saint Mamas’s martyrdom in the Life of Patriarch Tarasios (BHG 1698
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20488759 |
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| Authors | Stephanos Efthymiadis (0000-0002-5437-4847, Human Growth Foundation, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Δελτίον της Χριστιανικής Αρχαιολογικής Εταιρείας (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1105-5758 • E-ISSN: 2241-2190 |
| Publisher | National Documentation Centre (EKT) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.12681/dchae.32381 |
| OpenAlex | W4402279131 |
| Language | EN |
One of the scenes of martyrdom that Ignatios the Deacon rhetorically records in the iconographic programme he describes in his Life of Patriarch Tarasios (BHG 1698) is of a martyr who performed “his funeral dance in public without entrails”. Identifying this unnamed figure with St Mamas gave the author the opportunity to rehearse the saint’s iconography in the Byzantine and post-Byzantine periods, with special focus on the depiction of his martyrdom. The personal perspective from which Ignatios viewed his task in rhetorically elaborating on this particular iconographic programme is also considered
Art · Art history · SAINT · Balkan and Eastern European Studies · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Byzantine Studies and History
| Highly cited | No |
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