Open AccessThe earthly and the heavenly Jerusalem in the Serbian Alexander Romance
Author(s) -
Miloš Živković
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
zbornik radova vizantološkog instituta/zbornik radova vizantološkog instituta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0917
pISSN - 0584-9888
DOI - 10.2298/zrvi1754197z
Subject(s) - serbian , romance , byzantine architecture , hebrew , relation (database) , ideology , literature , motif (music) , context (archaeology) , art , philosophy , history , classics , politics , archaeology , law , aesthetics , linguistics , database , computer science , political science
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.