Liturgy and Byzantinization in Jerusalem

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Daniel Galadza (Assistant Professor in the Department for Historical Theology, Assistant Professor in the Department for Historical Theology, University of Vienna)

Liturgy and Byzantinization in Jerusalem

Daniel Galadza (Assistant Professor in the Department for Historical Theology, Assistant Professor in the Department for Historical Theology, University of Vienna)

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Oxford University Press
29 November 2019

The Early Church; Orthodox & Oriental Churches; Christian liturgy, prayerbooks & hymnals

Series: Oxford Early Christian Studies

The Church of Jerusalem, the 'mother of the churches of God', influenced all of Christendom before it underwent multiple captivities between the eighth and thirteenth centuries: first, political subjugation to Arab Islamic forces, then displacement of Greek-praying Christians by Crusaders, and finally ritual assimilation to fellow Orthodox Byzantines in Constantinople. All three contributed to the phenomenon of the Byzantinization of Jerusalem's liturgy, but only the last explains how it was completely lost and replaced by the liturgy of the imperial capital, Constantinople. The sources for this study are rediscovered manuscripts of Jerusalem's liturgical calendar and lectionary. When examined in context, they reveal that the devastating events of the Arab conquest in 638 and the destruction of the Holy Sepulchre in 1009 did not have as detrimental an effect on liturgy as previously held. Instead, they confirm that the process of Byzantinization was gradual and locally-effected, rather than an imposed element of Byzantine imperial policy or ideology of the Church of Constantinople. Originally, the city's worship consisted of reading scripture and singing hymns at places connected with the life of Christ, so that the link between holy sites and liturgy became a hallmark of Jerusalem's worship, but the changing sacred topography led to changes in the local liturgical tradition. Liturgy and Byzantinization in Jerusalem is the first study dedicated to the question of the Byzantinization of Jerusalem's liturgy, providing English translations of many liturgical texts and hymns here for the first time and offering a glimpse of Jerusalem's lost liturgical and theological tradition.

By: Daniel Galadza (Assistant Professor in the Department for Historical Theology Assistant Professor in the Department for Historical Theology University of Vienna)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 231mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 676g
ISBN: 9780198843535
ISBN 10: 0198843534
Series: Oxford Early Christian Studies
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 29 November 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Tables List of Abbreviations Introduction Part I: Liturgy and Context 1: Liturgy in Byzantine Jerusalem 2: The Historical Contexts of Byzantinization Part II: Byzantinization of the Liturgy of St James, the Calendar, and the Lectionary 3: The Liturgy of St James 4: The Liturgical Calendar of Jerusalem 5: The Lectionary of Jerusalem Conclusion: Worship in Captivity Appendix 1: Liturgical Manuscripts Appendix 2: Maps and Plans Glossary Bibliography Online Resources Indices

Daniel Galadza is Assistant Professor in the Department for Historical Theology at the University of Vienna. His research interests include Church History, Orthodox Christianity, and Byzantine Studies.

Reviews for Liturgy and Byzantinization in Jerusalem

No one will be able to say anything about this history of the Orthodox Liturgy of Jerusalem after the seventh century without consulting this outstanding study. It is a first-rate piece of work... I recommend it highly. * Maxwell E. Johnson, Worship *