The earthly and the heavenly Jerusalem in the Serbian Alexander Romance
The motif of Alexander’s visit to Jerusalem in the Serbian Alexander Romance is distinctive in the context of Classical, Byzantine and Hebrew literature. The role of Jerusalem as a sacred space is analyzed in accordance with A. Lidov’s theory of hierotopy, and the symbols of the Heavenly an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Bulgarian |
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Institute for Byzantine Studies of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Zbornik Radova Vizantološkog Instituta |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0584-9888/2017/0584-98881754197Z.pdf |
| Summary: | The motif of Alexander’s visit to Jerusalem in the Serbian Alexander Romance
is distinctive in the context of Classical, Byzantine and Hebrew literature.
The role of Jerusalem as a sacred space is analyzed in accordance with A.
Lidov’s theory of hierotopy, and the symbols of the Heavenly and the Earthly
Jerusalem in the Serbian Alexander Romance are considered in relation to the
various theological and ideological points of view. |
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| ISSN: | 0584-9888 2406-0917 |