The Byzantine warrior hero : Cypriot folk songs as history and myth, 965-1571
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The Byzantine warrior hero : Cypriot folk songs as history and myth, 965-1571
(Byzantium : a European empire and its legacy / Vlada Stanković, editor)
Lexington Books, c2020
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-196) and index
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Description
Chrysovalantis Kyriacou examines how memories of the pre-Christian past, Christian militarism, power struggles, and ethnoreligious encounters have left their long-term imprint on Cypriot culture. One of the most impressive examples of this phenomenon is the preservation and transformative adaptation of Byzantine heroic themes, motifs, and symbols in Cypriot folk songs. By combining a variety of written sources and archaeological material in his interdisciplinary examination, the author reconstructs the image of the Byzantine warrior hero in the songs, recovering the mentalities of overshadowed social protagonists and stressing the role of subaltern communities as active agents in the shaping of history.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Songs have Stories
Chapter 1: Warriors and Cultures
Chapter 2: Honor and Shame
Chapter 3: The Other: Ethnic Groups and Social Borderers
Chapter 4: Paganism, Christianity, and the Byzantine Warrior Hero
Conclusion: The Byzantine Warrior Hero: Culture, Society, and Image
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