Papers by Alice-Mary Talbot
Saints and Sacred Matter: The Cult of Relics in Byzantium and Beyond, edd. C. Hahn and H. Klein (Washington, DC, 2015), 215-30, 2015
An examination of the role of relics in the sanctification of Byzantine holy men and women of the... more An examination of the role of relics in the sanctification of Byzantine holy men and women of the period 800-1453. The analysis includes discussion of place of initial burial, the transfer of relics and deposition to a final resting place, associated miracles, and pilgrimage to venerate the relics and seek healing miracles.
COMING OF AGE IN BYZANTIUM ADOLESCENCE AND SOCIETY, ed. Despoina Arantzi (Vienna, 2018), 83-97., 2018
A study of adolescent monks in Byzantium, examining such topics as age of admission to a monaster... more A study of adolescent monks in Byzantium, examining such topics as age of admission to a monastery, the novitiate and work assignments, and the exploitation of young disciples by hermit elders. The paper also discusses varying attitudes toward the presence of young monks in monasteries, and the differing rules in this regard.
BYZANTINE HAGIOGRAPHY Texts, Themes & Projects (Moscow, 12-14 November 2012), edd. A. Rigo, M. Trizio, E. Despotakis (Turnhout, Brepols, 2018), 313-324., 2018
A summary of basic information on the new edition and translation of the Life of St. Basil the Yo... more A summary of basic information on the new edition and translation of the Life of St. Basil the Younger, based on the Moscow manuscript, a book published in 2014 by Denis Sullivan, Alice-Mary Talbot and Stamatina McGrath.
Mélanges Cécile Morrisson[= Travaux et Mémoires 16] (Paris, 2011), 829-841., 2011
An analysis of the differing regulations of Byzantine monastic rules (typika) with regard to the ... more An analysis of the differing regulations of Byzantine monastic rules (typika) with regard to the retention of personal property by tonsured monks.
ΔΩΡΟΝ ΡΟΔΟΠΟΙΚΙΛΟΝ, Festschrift for Jan Olof Rosenqvist, edd. D. Searby and J. Heldt (Uppsala, 2012), 223-232., 2012
An English translation with brief introduction of the vita of Nikodemos by Philotheos Kokkinos. N... more An English translation with brief introduction of the vita of Nikodemos by Philotheos Kokkinos. Nikodemos was a holy fool who lived in Thessalonike
Κυπριακὴ Ἁγιολογία. Πρακτικὰ Α Διεθνοῦς Συνεδρίου, Παραλίμνι, 9-12 Φεβρουαρίου 2012 (Ἁγία Νάπα –Παραλίμνι, 2015), 435-445.
The early decades of the Palaiologan period (1261-1453), following the recovery of Constantinople... more The early decades of the Palaiologan period (1261-1453), following the recovery of Constantinople from the Latins, saw much more interest in the hagiography of older saints than of new saints. The article focuses on two rare examples of vitae of new saints, the Lives of Niketas the Younger by Theodore Mouzalon, and John the Merciful the Younger by Constantine Akropolites.
Imperatrices, Princesses, aristocrates et saintes souveraines. De l'Orientr chretien et musulman au Moyen Age et au debut des temps modernes (Aix-en-Provence, 2014) , 2014
Analysis of the will of Kale Pakouriane, a young widow in Constantinople at the end of the 11th c... more Analysis of the will of Kale Pakouriane, a young widow in Constantinople at the end of the 11th c., who had apparently founded a small convent in her private home. The list of bequests illuminates the extent of her household and real estate and her pious donations to Mt. Athos.
Istanbul and Water, edd. P. Magdalino and N.Ergin (Leuven, 2015), 161-174., 2015
A survey of healing water shrines in medieval Constantinople, including the Pege and Blachernai.
Imitatio – Aemulatio – Variatio. Akten des internationalen wissenschaftlichen Symposions zur byzantinischen Sprache und Literatur, edd. A. Rhoby and E. Schiffer (Vienna, 2010), 253-259., 2010
In composing his hagiographical works on the patriarch Athanasios I of Constantinople (1289-1293,... more In composing his hagiographical works on the patriarch Athanasios I of Constantinople (1289-1293, 1303-1309), Theoktistos the Stoudite borrowed heavily from the works of earlier authors, including Gregory of Nazianzus, Michael Psellos and Niketas Choniates.
. “Constantinople, A City of Miraculous Healings,” essay for exhibition catalogue, Life is Short, Art Long: The Art of Healing in Byzantium, ed. B. Pitarakis (Pera Museum, Istanbul, 2015), 79-88., 2015
A survey of healing shrines in Byzantine Constantinople.
Le saint, le moine et le paysan: Melanges d'histoire byzantine offerts a Michel Kaplan, 2016
... First of all, a substantial number of Byzantine men and women took monastic vows: some in the... more ... First of all, a substantial number of Byzantine men and women took monastic vows: some in their youth, who pledged themselves to a lifetime of dedication to Christ; some in middle age, when their children were grown; many more at the end of their lives. Countless ...
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