Harp of Glory: An African Akathist (Popular Patristics)
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (564 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0881410543 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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It is also an exquisitely crafted love song to the Virgin (troubadour style), from a monk scholar-musician wandering the highlands of Ethiopia, long ago.. It is a text hardly known in the Orthodox or Western churches, even though it is truly a religious and literary treasure of world significance. It approaches closely to the character and genius of the Byzantine Akathist to the Mother of God (which it seems to know in part) but is so profoundly rooted in a different indigenous experience that it surely deserves the title of An African Akathist. The Harp of Glory is a major medieval hymn sounding the praises of the Theotokos, from the heart of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in its Golden Age. This beautiful lyrical poem will be of interest to all who follow the rise of biblical exegesis in the ancient church, and forms of the great devotion to the Mother of God that is characteristic of the eastern churches
"Extraordinary Gem from One of Today's Most Exceptional Christian Scholars" according to JordanJasper. McGuckin's well-introduced and superbly footnoted edition of the Enzira Sebhat, an epic poem in honor of the Virgin Mary composed (probably) by a 15th Century troubadour-priest in the hill country of Ethiopia, is a treasure to behold. In this resplendent English translation, McGuckin offers what is incontrovertibly one of the most beautiful epic hymns in all of Christia