Hymnography - the beginning and the development in the primary Church Cover Image

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Hymnography - the beginning and the development in the primary Church

Author(s): Mircea Oros
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai

Summary/Abstract: The Christian hymn had been used at the beginning, as an eulogistic weapon for defence and spreading of the true faith, with a view to combat the mistaken teachings of heretics. The hymn had an out of mess character but it penetrated in the creed, taking place in the system of varied clerical services Christian hymn had been sung beside the old hymns of clerical origen. Today, these constitutes the invaluable and sacred content of the most orthodox service books: Octoih, Triod, Penticostar and Minee.

  • Issue Year: XLIII/1998
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 219-228
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Romanian