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The origins of Christianity in Bohemia
sources and commentary
Marvin Kantor.

Published 1990 by Northwestern University Press in Evanston, Ill .
Written in English.

About the Book

viii, 299 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Table of Contents

Preface … vii
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INTRODUCTION … 1
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Historical Background (Beginnings – 1000) … 3
Bohemian Literature in Church Slavonic and Latin … 14
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I. CHURCH SLAVONIC FRAGMENTS AND HYMNS … 47
1. Prague Glagolitic Fragments … 49
2. O Lord, Have Mercy on Us (Paraliturgical Hymn) … 55
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II. CHURCH SLAVONIC WORKS ABOUT WENCESLAS AND LUDMILA … 57
1. First Church Slavonic Life of Saint Wenceslas … 59
2. Second Church Slavonic Life of Saint Wenceslas … 67
3. Service and Canon in Honor of Saint Wenceslas … 93
4. Prologue Life of Saint Ludmila … 101
5. Prologue Life of Saint Wenceslas … 105
6. Prologue Translation of Saint Wenceslas … 109
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III. OTHER CHURCH SLAVONIC WORKS … 111
1. Life of Saint Vitus … 113
2. Office in Honor of Saint Vitus (Glagolitic Fragment) … 125
3. Prayer Against the Devil … 131
4. Prayer to the Holy Trinity … 137
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IV. LATIN WORKS ABOUT WENCESLAS AND LUDMILA … 141
1. Life and Martyrdom of Saint Wenceslas (Crescente fide) … 143
2. Passion of the Martyr Ludmila (Fuit in provincia Boemorum) … 155
3. Life and Martyrdom of Saint Wenceslas and His Grandmother, Saint Ludmila (Legenda Christiani) … 163
4. Homily for the Feast of Saint Ludmila (Factum est) … 205
5. Legend of Saint Wenceslas (Oriente iam sole) … 215
6. Brief Account of Saints Cyril and Methodius and the Baptism of the Moravian and Bohemian Lands (Diffundente sole) … 245
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Notes … 253

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-299).

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class 274.37/103
Library of Congress BR1050.C9 K35 1990

The Physical Object

Format Hardcover
Pagination viii, 299 p. :
Number of pages 299
Dimensions 24 cm

ID Numbers

Open Library OL1877788M
ISBN 10 0810108747
LC Control Number 90038056
OCLC/WorldCat 21593534, 260213626
Goodreads 1349341

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