The Question of the So-called Western Prayers in the Yaroslavl Horologion of the Second Half of the 13th Century Cover Image

К вопросу о так называемых западных молитвах в Ярославском часослове второй половины XIII в.
The Question of the So-called Western Prayers in the Yaroslavl Horologion of the Second Half of the 13th Century

Author(s): Tatiana Afanasyeva
Subject(s): Language studies, 13th to 14th Centuries, Philology, Translation Studies, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Slovenský komitét slavistov a Slavistický ústav Jána Stanislava SAV, v.v.i.
Keywords: Yaroslavl Horologion of the 13th century; Byzantine Horologia and cell Psalters; Church Slavonic translations from Latin; Czech-Russian cultural ties of the 11th century

Summary/Abstract: The article presents new data on the number of Western prayers in the Yaroslavl Horologion of the second half of the 13th century, a collection first studied by A. I. Sobolevsky, who suggested that it contained eight prayers translated from Latin. When preparing the first complete edition of the Yaroslavl Horologion, a search was conducted for the originals and other Slavonic copies of the prayers of this collection, which made it possible to identify a number of previously unknown sources that allow us to reconsider and clarify the opinions of both Sobolevsky and modern scholars who have studied this question. Greek originals were found for some prayers, which removes the question of their Western origin. A number of prayers correspond in their liturgical function to Byzantine Horologia and Psalters and, on this basis, can be considered translated from Greek prototypes. Only five prayers of undoubtedly Western origin are preserved in the Yaroslavl Horologion. They are either Moravian and came to Rus’ from the southern Slavs, or Czech, brought to Kiev through Czech-Russian cultural ties in the 11th century.

  • Issue Year: 59/2024
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 236-249
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Russian
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