Foreword / Angelos Delivorrias
Preface / Evangelos Chrysos
Acknowledgements / Maria Vassilaki
Introduction / Averil Cameron
1. Isis and Mary in early icons / Thomas F. Mathews and Norman Muller
2. enigmatic Coptic Galaktotrophousa and the cult of the Virgin Mary in Egypt / Elizabeth S. Bolman
3. Icons and sites : cult images of the Virgin in medieval Rome / Gerhard Wolf
4. Theotokos and Logos : the interpretation and reinterpretation of the sanctuary programme of the Koimesis Church, Nicaea / Charles Barber
5. Virgin as the true Ark of the Covenant / Michel van Esbroeck
6. Theotokos in Byzantine hymnography : typology and allegory / Christian Hannick
7. Use and abuse of the 'image' of the Theotokos in the political life of Byzantium (with special reference to the iconoclast period) / Nike Koutrakou
8. From poetry to liturgy : the cult of the Virgin in the Middle Byzantine era / Niki Tsironis
9. Exchanging embrace : the body of salvation / Ioli Kalavrezou
10. symbolism of the censer in Byzantine representations of the Dormition of the Virgin / Maria Evangelatou
11. Portaitissa icon at Iveron monastery and the cult of the Virgin on Mount Athos / Kriton Chryssochoidis
12. empress and the Virgin in early Byzantium : piety, authority and devotion / Liz James
13. Female piety in context : understanding developments in private devotional practices / Brigitte Pitarakis
14. eyes of the mother of God / Robin Cormack
15. Zoe's lead seal : female invocation to the Annunciation of the Virgin / Vasso Penna
16. Byzantine domestic art as evidence for the early cult of the Virgin / Henry Maguire
17. 'activated' icon : the Hodegetria procession and Mary's Eisodos / Bissera V. Pentcheva
18. Picturing the spiritual protector : from Blachernitissa to Hodegetria / Christine Angelidi and Titos Papamastorakis
19. image of the Virgin Zoodochos Pege : two questions concerning its origin / Natalia Teteriatnikov
20. cult of the Virgin Zoodochos Pege at Mistra / Rhodoniki Etzeoglou
21. Virgin, the Christ-child and the evil eye / Vassiliki Foskolou
22. Praying for the salvation of the empire? / Maria Vassilaki
23. Thoughts on Mary east and west / Annemarie Weyl Carr
24. Kahn and Mellon Madonnas and their place in the history of the Virgin and child enthroned in Italy and the East / Rebecca W. Corrie
25. Representations of the Virgin in Lusignan Cyprus / Sophia Kalopissi-Verti
26. legacy of the Hodegetria : holy icons and legends between east and west / Michele Bacci
27. Byzantine icon of the dexiokratousa Hodegetria from Crete at the Benaki Museum / Nano Chatzidakis
Epilogue / Maria Vassilaki.
I. Early cult and representations
II. The theology of the Theotokos
III. Female authority and devotion
IV. Public and private cult
V. Between East and West.
1. Isis and Mary in early icons / Thomas F. Mathews and Norman Muller
2. The enigmatic Coptic Galaktotrophousa and the cult of the Virgin Mary in Egypt / Elizabeth S. Bolman
3. Icons and sites : cult images of the Virgin in mediaeval Rome / Gerhard Wolf
4. Theotokos and Logos : the interpretation and reinterpretation of the sanctuary programme of the Koimesis Church, Nicaea / Charles Barber
5. The Virgin as the true Ark of Covenant / Michel van Esbroeck
6. The Theotokos in Byzantine hymnography : typology and allegory / Christian Hannick
7. Use and abuse of the 'image' of the Theotokos in the political life of Byzantium (with special reference to the iconoclast period) / Nike Koutrakou
8. From poetry to liturgy : the cult of the Virgin in the Middle Byzantine era / Niki Tsironis
9. Exchanging embrace : the body of salvation / Ioli Kalavrezou
10. The symbolism of the censer in Byzantine representations of the Dormition of the Virgin / Maria Evangelatou
11. The Portaitissa icon at Iveron monastery and the cult of the Virgin on Mount Athos / Kriton Chryssochoidis
12. The empress and the Virgin in early Byzantium : piety, authority and devotion / Liz James
13. Female piety in context : understanding developments in private devotional practices / Brigitte Pitarakis
14. The eyes of the Mother of God / Robin Cormack;
15. Zoe's lead seal : female invocation to the Annunciation of the Virgin / Vasso Penna.
16. Byzantine domestic art as evidence for the early cult of the Virgin / Henry Maguire
17. The 'activated' icon : the Hodegetria procession and Mary's Eisodos / Bissera V. Pentcheva
18. Picturing the spiritual protector : from Blachernitissa to Hodegetria / Christine Angelidi and Titos Papamastorakis
19. The image of the Virgin Zoodochos Pege : two questions concerning its origin / Natalia Teteriatnikov
20. The cult of the Virgin Zoodochos Pege at Mistra / Rhodoniki Etzeoglou
21. The Virgin, the Christ-child and the evil eye / Vassiliki Foskolou
22. Praying for the salvation of the empire? / Maria Vassilaki
23. Thoughts on Mary East and West / Annemarie Weyl Carr
24. The Kahn and Mellon Madonnas and their place in the history of the Virgin and Child enthroned in Italy and the East / Rebecca W. Corrie
25. Representations of the Virgin in Lusignan Cyprus / Sophia Kalopissi-Verti
26. The legacy of the Hodegetria : holy icons and legends between East and West / Michele Bacci
27. A Byzantine icon of the dexiokratousa Hodegetria from Crete at the Benaki Museum / Nano Chatzidakis.
