Reminiscences of Orphic Hymns in Byzantine Liturgy
Reminiscences of Orphic Hymns in Byzantine Liturgy
Author(s): Lesław ŁesykSubject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Instytut Filologii Klasycznej
Keywords: Orphic hymns; Byzantine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom; rite; prooimion; hymn; liturgy; prayer; Greek religion; byzantine liturgical tradition
Summary/Abstract: Orphic Hymns and Byzantine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom are religious texts of orphic cult and eastern Christianity. A main point of this paper is an analysis, a comparison of the texts in layer of the rite, structure and language. We see how and in which way in Ancient Greece and in byzantine tradition believer build a relation with god/God and a sphere of sacrum.
Journal: Littera Antiqua
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 8
- Page Range: 74-94
- Page Count: 21
- Language: English