Proclus of Constantinople and the Cult of the Virgin in Late Antiquity: Homilies 1 to 5 PDF
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PROCLUS OF CONSTANTINOPLE AND THE CULT OF THE VIRGIN IN LATE ANTIQUITY SUPPLEMENTS TO VIGILIAE CHRISTIANAE Formerly Philosophia Patrum TEXTS AND STUDIES OF EARLY CHRISTIAN LIFE AND LANGUAGE EDITORS J. DEN BOEFT — R. VAN DEN BROEK — W.L. PETERSEN D.T. RUNIA — C. SCHOLTEN — J.C.M. VAN WINDEN VOLUME LXVI PROCLUS OF CONSTANTINOPLE AND THE CULT OF THE VIRGIN IN LATE ANTIQUITY HOMILIES 1-5, TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS BY NICHOLAS CONSTAS BRILL LEIDEN•BOSTON 2003 This book is printed on acid-free paper. Die Deutsche Bibliothek – CIP-Einheitsaufnahme Bibliografische Information der Deutschen Bibliothek Die Deutsche Bibliothek verzeichnet diese Publikation in der Deutschen Nationalbibliografie; detaillierte bibliografische Daten sind im Internet über http://dnb.ddb.deabrufbar. 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Fees are subject to change. printed in the netherlands ForRobinDarlingYoung TABLEOF CONTENTS Abbreviations ........................................................ xi Acknowledgements .................................................. xiii Introduction .......................................................... 1 Chapter1. Proclus,JohnChrysostom,andAtticusofConstantinople SourcesandBackground .............................................. 7 BirthandEarlyLife ................................................. 10 TheIntellectualWorldofFifth-CenturyConstantinople ................. 13 ChristianityandHellenism ........................................... 16 ProclusandJohnChrysostom ......................................... 22 ProclusandAtticusofConstantinople .................................. 25 Chapter2.ProclusBishopofCyzicus TheDeathofAtticus ................................................. 41 ProclusandSisinniusofConstantinople ................................ 41 ProclusandNestoriusofConstantinople ................................ 46 Proclus,Homily1: OntheHolyVirginTheotokos ...................... 56 TheDepositionofNestorius ........................................... 71 MaximianofConstantinople .......................................... 73 Chapter3.ProclusArchbishopofConstantinople TheElectionofProclus ............................................... 79 TheUnionof433andtheBishopsoftheEast ......................... 81 The Quarrel Over Theodore of Mopsuestia and The Beginning of the ‘ThreeChaptersControversy’ ....................................... 92 Rabbula of Edessa, Acacius of Melitene and the Campaign Against TheodoreofMopsuestia ........................................... 96 TheUnofficialArmenianDelegation .................................. 101 TheTometotheArmenians ........................................... 104 Proclus,IbasofEdessa, andJohnofAntioch ........................... 112 viii tableofcontents Chapter4.Proclusof Constantinople,Homilies1–5 Introduction .......................................................... 125 Homily1: Introduction ............................................... 128 TextandTranslation .............................................. 136 NotesandCommentary ............................................ 148 Homily2:Introduction ............................................... 157 TextandTranslation .............................................. 164 NotesandCommentary ............................................ 180 Homily3: Introduction ............................................... 193 TextandTranslation .............................................. 198 NotesandCommentary ............................................ 204 Homily4:Introduction ............................................... 212 TextandTranslation .............................................. 226 NotesandCommentary ............................................ 238 Homily5: Introduction ............................................... 245 TextandTranslation .............................................. 256 NotesandCommentary ............................................ 266 Chapter5.‘TheEaroftheVirginalBody’:ThePoeticsofSoundinthe SchoolofProclus Introduction .......................................................... 273 FromtheNewTestamenttotheCouncilofEphesus ..................... 275 AFifth-CenturyConsensus ........................................... 279 FertileImaginations:Mary,EveandtheSerpent ........................ 282 MotherofPearl ...................................................... 290 TheologicalProblems:TheDemiseofMary’sEar ...................... 294 ‘LikeWaterThroughaTube’ ......................................... 295 TheVoiceofGabriel andtheWordofGod ............................. 297 Christ theAngel ...................................................... 300 Conclusion ........................................................... 307 Chapter 6. The Purple Thread and the Veil of the Flesh: Symbols of Weavinginthe SermonsofProclus Introduction .......................................................... 315 ProclusandtheVirgin’sLoom ......................................... 317 The‘TunicWithoutSeam’ ........................................... 321 TheProtoevangeliumofJames ........................................ 325 TheVeiloftheTemple ............................................... 329 tableofcontents ix TheWorkoftheNewEve ............................................ 332 WeavingSymbolisminLateAntiquity ................................. 338 Women’sWork ....................................................... 343 ProclusandPulcheria ................................................ 347 Epilogue:ClothingtheNakedGod ..................................... 351 Appendix.The ChristologyofProclusofConstantinople ......... 359 Bibliography .......................................................... 379 IndexofAncientAuthorsandWorks ............................... 423 IndexofBiblicalCitations ........................................... 434 SubjectIndex ........................................................ 440 IndexofGreekTerms ............................................... 449
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