Saints, Sacred Trees, and Snakes: Popular Religion, Hierotopy, Byzantine Culture, and Insularity in Cyprus during the Long Middle Ages

The holiness of sacred spaces is expressed through the creative synthesis and performance of different symbolic or iconic elements. This article concentrates on the medieval church of Ayios Iakovos in Nicosia, Cyprus. Dedicated to Saint James the Persian, the church became, by the 1600s, a shared sh...

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Main Author: Chrysovalantis Kyriacou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/9/738