Liturgy and the Emotions in Byzantium. Compunction and Hymnody, New ed, Paperback/Andrew Mellas

A pioneering exploration of the performance of hymns in Byzantium over a period of almost four centuries, investigating how hymnody wove together feeling and mystery in the hearts of the faithful, inviting them to dwell in a liturgical world of compunction, paradisal nostalgia and sacred song. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Author(s): Andrew Mellas Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises Number of pages: 218 Publication date: 2022 Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 17 Cover type: Paperback / softback