The aim of this study is to re-examine the question of the alleged Byzantine origin of the consecration ritual of the Wallachian princes and to reconstruct the liturgical scenario and the political context in which this ritual emerged. The first part provides an overview of the sources on the coronation of Byzantine emperors. The second part outlines the liturgical tradition of the coronation of monarchs in the South Slavic countries (Bulgarian and Serbian states). The third part aims at reconstructing the liturgical scenario of the consecration of the Wallachian princes, taking into account the main elements of the ritual, notably the liturgical gestures and words, but also the spatial dimension of the ceremony, i.e. the place where the liturgical act was performed. A thorough analysis of the sources shows that, contrary to common opinion, this scenario has nothing in common with the rite of the consecration of the basileis, but was inspired by and closely follows the rite of episcopal ordination as it appears in the Archieratikon. The theological-political significance of this choice is analyzed in the fourth and final part of the study. Finally, this study is accompanied by a documentary portfolio (originals and translations).
French National Centre for Scientific Research, France - ORCID: 0000-0003-3902-4117
Titolo del capitolo
L’invention d’une «tradition» liturgique: le rite de consécration des princes valaques (XVIIe-XVIIIe siècles)
Autori
Radu G. Păun
Lingua
French
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0646-4.17
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Anno di pubblicazione
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Titolo del libro
Cristiani orientali e Repubblica delle Lettere (XVI-XVIII sec.) / Chrétiens orientaux et République des Lettres (16e-18e s.) / Östliche Christen und die Gelehrtenrepublik (16.-18. Jh.)
Curatori
Marcello Garzaniti, Vassa Kontouma, Vasilios N. Makrides
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Numero di pagine
510
Anno di pubblicazione
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Editore
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0646-4
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0645-7
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0646-4
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0647-1
Collana
Europe in between. Histories, cultures and languages from Central Europe to the Eurasian Steppes
ISSN della collana
2975-0318
e-ISSN della collana
2975-0326