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St John Damascene$
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Andrew Louth

Print publication date: 2002

Print ISBN-13: 9780199252381

Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: November 2003

DOI: 10.1093/0199252386.001.0001

Γλυκορρήμων (‘Sweetly Speaking’): John the Poet

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(p. 252 ) 9 Γλυκορρήμων (‘Sweetly Speaking’): John the Poet
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St John Damascene
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Andrew Louth (Contributor Webpage)

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Oxford University Press
DOI:10.1093/0199252386.003.0009

A brief account of the development of Byzantine liturgical poetry, and the role of Palestinian monasticism in his development, especially the evolution of the canon. Theological and literary analysis of three canons attributed to John Damascene: on Easter, the Transfiguration of Christ, and the Dormition of the Mother of God.

Keywords:   Easter, liturgical poetry, Mariology, Palestinian monasticism, Theotokos, transfiguration

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