Open AccessTHE CULT OF THE THEOTOKOS AND THE FOUNDING OF THE MEDIEVAL NEMANJIĆ STATE: READINGS BETWEEN IMAGE AND PERFORMANCE
Author(s) -
Larisa Orlov Vilimonović
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
istraživanja/istraživanja - filozofski fakultet u novom sadu. institut za istoriju
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-1131
pISSN - 0350-2112
DOI - 10.19090/i.2021.32.55-82
Subject(s) - cult , performative utterance , state (computer science) , context (archaeology) , ideology , politics , function (biology) , history , aesthetics , sociology , art , ancient history , political science , archaeology , law , computer science , algorithm , evolutionary biology , biology
This paper aims to analyze the performative aspects of the cult of the Theotokos in the early Nemanjić state. Through an integrative analysis of newly built churches dedicated to Theotokos, with an emphasis on Studenica, ritual texts, and liturgical typikon, I attempt to contextualize the political and ideological background of the newly formed spatial icons of the Theotokos, the reasons and intentions behind them, and function within the historical context surrounding the founding of the Nemanjić State.