Piroska and the Pantokrator

Dynastic Memory, Healing and Salvation in Komnenian Constantinople

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

AvMarianne Sághy,Marianne Sághy,Robert G. Ousterhout,Robert G Ousterhout

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This book is about the Christ Pantokrator, an imposing monumental complex serving monastic, dynastic, medical and social purposes in Constantinople, founded by Emperor John II Komnenos and Empress Piroska-Eirene in 1118. Now called the Zeyrek Mosque, the second largest Byzantine religious edifice after Hagia Sophia still standing in Istanbul represents the most remarkable architectural and the most ambitious social project of the Komnenian dynasty.This volume approaches the Pantokrator from a special perspective, focusing on its co-founder, Empress Piroska-Eirene, the daughter of the Hungarian king Ladislaus I. This particular vantage point enables its authors to explore not only the architecture, the monastic and medical functions of the complex, but also Hungarian-Byzantine relations, the cultural and religious history of early medieval Hungary, imperial representation, personal faith and dynastic holiness. Piroska's wedding with John Komnenos came to be perceived as a union of East and West. The life of the Empress, a "sainted ruler," and her memory in early Árpádian Hungary and Komnenian Byzantium are discussed in the context of women and power, monastic foundations, architectural innovations, and spiritual models.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-06-03
Mått236 x 167 x 17 mm
Vikt608 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieCEU Medievalia
Antal sidor350
FörlagCentral European University Press
ISBN9789633862957

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List of IllustrationsMarianne Saghy, PrefaceMarianne Saghy, Greek Monasteries in Early Arpadian HungaryBela Zsolt Szakacs, What did Piroska see at Home? New Trends in Art andArchitecture in the Kingdom of Hungary around 1100Attila Barany, Diplomatic Relations between Hungary and Byzantium in theEleventh-Twelfth CenturiesMichael Jeffreys, Piroska-Eirene and the Komnenian DynastyRoberta Franchi, Komnenian Empresses: From Powerful Mothers to Pious WivesMaximilian Lau, Piroska-Eirene, First Western Empress of Byzantium: Power and PerceptionChristopher Mielke, The Many Faces of Piroska-Eirene in Visual and Material CultureElif Demirtiken, Imperial Women and Religious Foundations in ConstantinopleTyler Wolford, To Each According to their Need: Medical and Charitable Institutions in the Pantokrator MonasteryRobert Ousterhout, Piroska and the Pantokrator: Reassessing the Architectural EvidenceEtele Kiss, Piroska-Eirene and the Holy TheotokosRoman Shlyakhtin, "A New Mixture of Two Powers:" Nicholas Kallikles and Theodore Prodromos on Empress EireneFoteini Spingou, Ritual and Politics in the Pantokrator: A Lament in Two Acts for Eirene's SonRobert Ousterhout, PostfaceAppendix 1 SynaxarionAppendix 2 Theodoros Prodromos, Epitaph of Empress EireneAppendix 3 Nicholas Kallikles, On the tomb of the Despina

"The central figure, uniting all the essays, is Empress Eirene, daughter of the Hungarian King Ladislaus and Adelaide of Rheinfelde. The authors of the volume aim to highlight the personality of Eirene, empress and saint, by analysing both her activity and the historical background in which she lived. The book offers a fresh perspective on several important subjects of Byzantine and Hungarian history, which continue to inspire discussions and contain unsolved enigmas."https://doi.org/10.5325/hiperboreea.10.1.0105