The Byzantine Rite
A Short History
Published on 1. December 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
88 pages
978-0-8146-2163-9 (ISBN)
Description
Much has been written regarding the western liturgy; the same cannot be said of the Byzantine liturgy. Father Taft contributes to a remedy of that shortfall through this work. In it he traces the origins of the Byzantine Rite during its period of formation: from its earliest recorded beginnings until the end of Byzantium (1453 c.e.). While the rite has undergone some change in the period since then, its outlines remain essentially the same.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Collegeville, MN
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
118 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8146-2163-9 (9780814621639)
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Person
Robert F. Taft, SJ, 1932-2018, was an internationally acknowledged scholar of Eastern Christianity, especially its liturgy and liturgical history. He taught at Rome's Pontifical Oriental Institute and at the University of Notre Dame.
Content
Contents
Abbreviations 7
Introduction 12
1. The Byzantine Rite 16
2. Paleo-Byzantine Liturgy: Byzance avant Byzance 22
3. The Byzantine Rite Become Imperial 28
4. The Dark Ages and Iconoclasm 42
5. The Studite Era 52
6. The Middle-Byzantine Synthesis 67
&. The Neo-Sabaitic Ascendancy 78
Abbreviations 7
Introduction 12
1. The Byzantine Rite 16
2. Paleo-Byzantine Liturgy: Byzance avant Byzance 22
3. The Byzantine Rite Become Imperial 28
4. The Dark Ages and Iconoclasm 42
5. The Studite Era 52
6. The Middle-Byzantine Synthesis 67
&. The Neo-Sabaitic Ascendancy 78