Kriza, Agnes (2019). THE ZNAMENIE-PLATYTERA IMAGE OF THE THEOTOKOS AND THE AZYMES CONTROVERSY. Viz. Vrem., 103. S. 190 - 205. MOSCOW: ROSSIISKAYA AKAD NAUK, IZDATELSTVO NAUKA. ISSN 0132-3776

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Abstract

In the eleventh century the Theotokos Nikopoios, the popular image of the Virgin holding the mandorla of Emmanuel, went through a profound transformation: in the novel image, the Theotokos does not hold the mandorla any more, but she appears with arms raised, thus, the Child in the mandorla is supernaturally hovering on her chest. This modified version of the Nikopoios, the so-called Znamenie or Platytera, gradually superseded the original image, which practically disappeared after the twelfth century. This paper highlights the Eucharistic meaning of both the Nikopoios and the Znamenie images. It maintains the significance of eleventh-century Byzantine Eucharistic theology for the history of Byzantine art which was profoundly influenced by mystical teachings of Symeon the New Theologian. Symon's follower was Niketas Stethatos, a protagonist of the azymes controversy between the Latins and the Greeks. This debate over the Eucharistic bread led to the mutual excommunication between Constantinople and Rome in 1054. This paper demonstrates how the Znamenie with hovering medallion conveyed the main arguments of the Orthodox in the azymes controversy.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Kriza, AgnesUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-159794
Journal or Publication Title: Viz. Vrem.
Volume: 103
Page Range: S. 190 - 205
Date: 2019
Publisher: ROSSIISKAYA AKAD NAUK, IZDATELSTVO NAUKA
Place of Publication: MOSCOW
ISSN: 0132-3776
Language: Russian
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Medieval & Renaissance StudiesMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/15979

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