The Beginnings And Foundation Of Byzantine Studies

Author : Alexēs G. K. Savvidēs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Byzantine Empire
ISBN : 9604852280

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The Beginnings and Foundation of Byzantine Studies by Alexēs G. K. Savvidēs Pdf

"The present monograph attempts a delineation of the development of Byzantine historical and philological studies, particularly in the course of the 16th and 17th centuries, when the real foundations of the discipline of byzantinology were laid, mainly in Germany and France. In the 16th century scholars like Hieronymo Wolff, David Hoeschel, Wilhelm Holzmann (Xylander), Dennis Petau (Petavius), Johannes van Meursius, Nicholas Alemannus and others, established the initial firm foundations, to be ensued, in the 17th century, by Philippe Labbe, Leo Allatius, Martin Kraus (Martinus Crusius), Jean-Albert Fabricius, Charles du Fresne Du Cange (Ducangius), Jean Mabillon, Bernard de Montfaucon, Anselmo Banduri, Michel Le Quien, and many others. This book also treats the "vicissitudes" suffered by byzantinology in the 18th century despite the presence of important byzantinists in that era. It also refers to the renovated attempts aiming at stabler foundations in the course of the 19th century and especially through the "Herculean" task by Jacques-Paul Migne and his editions of the two Patrologies (Greek and Latin), as well as through pioneer researches and critical editions on the part of great scholars in several European countries. The sequel to the present essay will focus to a significant extent, on the development of byzantinology in Greece from the early 20th century onwards."--

Author : Paul Stephenson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 639 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-20
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136727870

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The Byzantine World by Paul Stephenson Pdf

The Byzantine World presents the latest insights of the leading scholars in the fields of Byzantine studies, history, art and architectural history, literature, and theology. Those who know little of Byzantine history, culture and civilization between AD 700 and 1453 will find overviews and distillations, while those who know much already will be afforded countless new vistas. Each chapter offers an innovative approach to a well-known topic or a diversion from a well-trodden path. Readers will be introduced to Byzantine women and children, men and eunuchs, emperors, patriarchs, aristocrats and slaves. They will explore churches and fortifications, monasteries and palaces, from Constantinople to Cyprus and Syria in the east, and to Apulia and Venice in the west. Secular and sacred art, profane and spiritual literature will be revealed to the reader, who will be encouraged to read, see, smell and touch. The worlds of Byzantine ceremonial and sanctity, liturgy and letters, Orthodoxy and heresy will be explored, by both leading and innovative international scholars. Ultimately, readers will find insights into the emergence of modern Byzantine studies and of popular Byzantine history that are informative, novel and unexpected, and that provide a thorough understanding of both.

Author : Takacs Sarolta,Paul Speck
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351758673

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Understanding Byzantium by Takacs Sarolta,Paul Speck Pdf

This book was first published in 2003.Paul Speck's work is acknowledged to be of profound importance for the study of the history and culture of the Byzantine world. If at times controversial, it has proved highly influential in terms of the approaches to be taken to historical and literary sources. For many, however, it has remained largely inaccessible in its original German. To help overcome this, the selection of studies presented here have been specially translated into English. Taken together, they make a substantial contribution to a critical understanding of Byzantine writing, and to an interpretation of history free from prejudice and stereotyped conceptions. Their coverage extends from the foundation of Constantinople to current perceptions of Byzantine history, but they focus in particular on the period from the 6th to the 9th centuries - the 'Dark Ages' and the Byzantine renaissance - and the transformation of Byzantium that then took place.

Author : Roderick Beaton,Charlotte Roueché
Publisher : Variorum Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X002315329

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The Making of Byzantine History by Roderick Beaton,Charlotte Roueché Pdf

Author : Benjamin Anderson,Mirela Ivanova
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-26
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780271095899

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Is Byzantine Studies a Colonialist Discipline? by Benjamin Anderson,Mirela Ivanova Pdf

Is Byzantine Studies a colonialist discipline? Rather than provide a definitive answer to this question, this book defines the parameters of the debate and proposes ways of thinking about what it would mean to engage seriously with the field’s political and intellectual genealogies, hierarchies, and forms of exclusion. In this volume, scholars of art, history, and literature address the entanglements, past and present, among the academic discipline of Byzantine Studies and the practice and legacies of European colonialism. Starting with the premise that Byzantium and the field of Byzantine studies are simultaneously colonial and colonized, the chapters address topics ranging from the material basis of philological scholarship and its uses in modern politics to the colonial plunder of art and its consequences for curatorial practice in the present. The book concludes with a bibliography that serves as a foundation for a coherent and systematic critical historiography. Bringing together insights from scholars working in different disciplines, regions, and institutions, Is Byzantine Studies a Colonialist Discipline? urges practitioners to reckon with the discipline’s colonialist, imperialist, and white supremacist history. In addition to the editors, the contributors to this volume include Andrea Myers Achi, Nathanael Aschenbrenner, Bahattin Bayram, Averil Cameron, Stephanie R. Caruso, Şebnem Dönbekci, Hugh G. Jeffery, Anthony Kaldellis, Matthew Kinloch, Nicholas S. M. Matheou, Maria Mavroudi, Zeynep Olgun, Arietta Papaconstantinou, Jake Ransohoff, Alexandra Vukovich, Elizabeth Dospěl Williams, and Arielle Winnik.

Author : George Ostrogorsky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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History of the Byzantine State by George Ostrogorsky Pdf

Author : Aleksandr Petrovich Kazhdan,Giles Constable
Publisher : Dumbarton Oaks
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : History
ISBN : 0884021033

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People and Power in Byzantium by Aleksandr Petrovich Kazhdan,Giles Constable Pdf

Author : Claudia Sode,Sarolta Takács
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351914277

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Novum Millennium by Claudia Sode,Sarolta Takács Pdf

This volume reflects the different methods and new approaches to the study of Byzantine history that have characterized the work of Paul Speck, to whom it is dedicated, and above all, his insistence on a close reading and careful interpretation of the sources. These aims are encapsulated in the introduction by John Haldon, which gives a sense of where future studies should lead new generations of scholars. The following studies, by many of the leading authorities in their fields, look at a whole range of aspects of the history of Byzantium - its culture, theology, linguistics, literature, historiography, sigillography and art - and at the place of the Byzantine empire within the late antique and medieval worlds.

Author : Elizabeth Jeffreys,John F. Haldon,Robin Cormack
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1053 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199252466

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The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies by Elizabeth Jeffreys,John F. Haldon,Robin Cormack Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies presents discussions by leading experts on all significant aspects of this diverse and fast-growing field. Byzantine Studies deals with the history and culture of the Byzantine Empire, the eastern half of the Late Roman Empire, from the fourth to the fourteenth century. Its centre was the city formerly known as Byzantium, refounded as Constantinople in 324 CE, the present-day Istanbul. Under its emperors, patriarchs, and all-pervasive bureaucracy Byzantium developed a distinctive society: Greek in language, Roman in legal system, and Christian in religion. Byzantium's impact in the European Middle Ages is hard to over-estimate, as a bulwark against invaders, as a meeting-point for trade from Asia and the Mediterranean, as a guardian of the classical literary and artistic heritage, and as a creator of its own magnificent artistic style.

Author : Charles Oman
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9788026881490

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The History of Byzantine Empire by Charles Oman Pdf

This edition covers the history of the Eastern Roman Empire from late antiquity until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD. The author gives the complete insight into the fascinating empire which was characterized by Roman state traditions, Greek culture and language; and Orthodox Christianity. Among the greatest accomplishments of the Empire, the author emphasizes its contribution to the formation of the medieval Europe, its major role in shaping Orthodoxy and transmission of classical knowledge. Contents: Byzantium The Foundation of Constantinople The Fight With the Goths The Departure of the Germans The Reorganization of the Eastern Empire Justinian Justinian's Foreign Conquests The End of Justinian's Reign The Coming of the Slavs The Darkest Hour Social and Religious Life The Coming of the Saracens The First Anarchy The Saracens Turned Back The Iconoclasts The End of the Iconoclasts The Literary Emperors and Their Time Military Glory The End of the Macedonian Dynasty Manzikert The Comneni and the Crusades The Latin Conquest of Constantinople The Latin Empire and the Empire of Nicaea Decline and Decay The Turks in Europe. The End of a Long Tale Table of Emperors

Author : Timothy E. Gregory
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781405184717

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A History of Byzantium by Timothy E. Gregory Pdf

This revised and expanded edition of the widely-praised A History of Byzantium covers the time of Constantine the Great in AD 306 to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Expands treatment of the middle and later Byzantine periods, incorporating new archaeological evidence Includes additional maps and photographs, and a newly annotated, updated bibliography Incorporates a new section on web resources for Byzantium studies Demonstrates that Byzantium was important in its own right but also served as a bridge between East and West and ancient and modern society Situates Byzantium in its broader historical context with a new comparative timeline and textboxes

Author : Angeliki E. Laiou,Henry Maguire
Publisher : Dumbarton Oaks
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 0884022153

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Byzantium, a World Civilization by Angeliki E. Laiou,Henry Maguire Pdf

These seven chapters, originally given as lectures honoring the fiftieth anniversary of Dumbarton Oaks, cover a wide range of topics, from the relationship of Byzantium with its Islamic, Slavic, and Western European neighbors to the modern reception of Byzantine art.

Author : Elizabeth Jeffreys,Fiona K. Haarer
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 075465740X

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Proceedings of the 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies by Elizabeth Jeffreys,Fiona K. Haarer Pdf

The theme of the 2006 International Congress of Byzantine Studies was display, assessing what strategies the people of Byzantium used to express their thoughts, ideals, fears and beliefs, and how these have been interpreted through various modern discourses. The first volume presents the texts of the 28 plenary papers delivered at the Congress; the second and third contain the abstracts of the many hundreds of papers written for the 64 separate panels and the sessions of communications.

Author : Charles Oman
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-25
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547763949

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History of the Byzantine Empire: From the Foundation until the Fall of Constantinople (328-1453) by Charles Oman Pdf

This eBook edition of "History of the Byzantine Empire: From the Foundation until the Fall of Constantinople (328-1453)" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. This edition covers the history of the Eastern Roman Empire from late antiquity until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD. The author gives the complete insight into the fascinating empire which was characterized by Roman state traditions, Greek culture and language; and Orthodox Christianity. Among the greatest accomplishments of the Empire, the author emphasizes its contribution to the formation of the medieval Europe, its major role in shaping Orthodoxy and transmission of classical knowledge. Contents: Byzantium The Foundation of Constantinople The Fight With the Goths The Departure of the Germans The Reorganization of the Eastern Empire Justinian Justinian's Foreign Conquests The End of Justinian's Reign The Coming of the Slavs The Darkest Hour Social and Religious Life The Coming of the Saracens The First Anarchy The Saracens Turned Back The Iconoclasts The End of the Iconoclasts The Literary Emperors and Their Time Military Glory The End of the Macedonian Dynasty Manzikert The Comneni and the Crusades The Latin Conquest of Constantinople The Latin Empire and the Empire of Nicaea Decline and Decay The Turks in Europe. The End of a Long Tale Table of Emperors

Author : Panagiotis Manafis
Publisher : Routledge Research in Byzantine Studies
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-13
Category : Byzantine Empire
ISBN : 0367496453

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(Re)writing History in Byzantium by Panagiotis Manafis Pdf

Scholars have recently begun to study collections of Byzantine historical excerpts as autonomous pieces of literature. This book focuses on a series of minor collections that have received little or no scholarly attention, including the Epitome of the Seventh Century, the Excerpta Anonymi (tenth century), the Excerpta Salmasiana (eighth to eleventh centuries), and the Excerpta Planudea (thirteenth century). Three aspects of these texts are analysed in detail: their method of redaction, their literary structure, and their cultural and political function. Combining codicological, literary, and political analyses, this study contributes to a better understanding of the intertwining of knowledge and power, and suggests that these collections of historical excerpts should be seen as a Byzantine way of rewriting history. The Open Access version of this book, available at https: //www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429351020, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.