Authoritative and protective insignia, regalia and symbols in Nubian Afro-Byzantine rulers' iconography
| dc.contributor.author | Steyn, Raita | |
| dc.contributor.email | raita.steyn@up.ac.za | en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-04-11T06:14:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description | The article is partly based on my doctoral research and results of my University of Pretoria (UP) project on Afro-Byzantine art. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.abstract | This article discusses the “authority and protection” insignia, regalia and symbols which are used in the Nubian Afro-Byzantine iconography of kings, eparchoi and other royals. They are discussed and analysed—through the study of the most important frescos in Nubian medieval churches—in terms of their position, function and meaning within the Byzantine and Afro-Byzantine context. The article reaches a number of conclusions referring to the religious, artistic, symbolic, political and institutional use and value of these representations of authority, protection and their connotations. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.department | Humanities Education | en_ZA |
| dc.description.embargo | 2019-05-25 | |
| dc.description.librarian | hj2019 | en_ZA |
| dc.description.uri | http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rech20 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Raita Steyn (2017) Authoritative and Protective Insignia, Regalia and Symbols in Nubian Afro-Byzantine Rulers’ Iconography, Journal of Early Christian History, 7:3, 73-95, DOI: 10.1080/2222582X.2017.1411205. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2222-582X (print) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2471-4054 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.1080/2222582X.2017.1411205 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/68959 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Routledge | en_ZA |
| dc.rights | © Unisa Press 2018. This is an electronic version of an article published in Journal of Early Christian History, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 73-95, 2018. doi : 10.1080/2222582X.2017.1411205. Journal of Early Christian History is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rech20. | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Byzantine iconography | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Afro-Byzantine art | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Nubian murals | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Nubian eparchoi and royals | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Divine and saintly protection | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Nubian regalia and symbols | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Authoritative and protective insignia, regalia and symbols in Nubian Afro-Byzantine rulers' iconography | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Postprint Article | en_ZA |