Inspirations of the Holy Week in the hymnography of the Dormition of the Mother of God Cover Image

Wielkotygodniowe inspiracje w hymnografii Zaśnięcia Bogurodzicy
Inspirations of the Holy Week in the hymnography of the Dormition of the Mother of God

Author(s): Pantelejmon Karczewski
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music, Theology and Religion, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: Dormition; Mother of God; Holy Week; hymnography; funeral; Zaśnięcie; Bogurodzica; Wielki Tydzień; hymnografia; pogrzeb

Summary/Abstract: Dormition of the Mother of God is one of the most solemnly celebrated feasts in the Orthodox liturgical year. It has a rich hymnography, including an additional rite of the Funeral of the Mother of God. The texts of the feast are largely inspired by the hymnography of the Holy Week, and especially Holy Saturday. This paper presents, on the example of the feast of the Dormition, a general phenomenon of intertextuality in hymnography. Mutual interpenetration of hymns appears in the context of many feasts and many saints.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 23
  • Page Range: 19-28
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish