Authority in Byzantium
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Authority in Byzantium

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Authority in Byzantium

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Authority is an important concept in Byzantine culture whose myriad modes of implementation helped maintain the existence of the Byzantine state across so many centuries, binding together people from different ethnic groups, in different spheres of life and activities. Even though its significance to understanding the Byzantine world is so central, it is nonetheless imperfectly understood. The present volume brings together an international cast of scholars to explore this concept. The contributions are divided into nine sections focusing on different aspects of authority: the imperial authority of the state, how it was transmitted from the top down, from Constantinople to provincial towns, how it dealt with marginal legal issues or good medical practice; authority in the market place, whether directly concerning over-the-counter issues such as coinage, weights and measures, or the wider concerns of the activities of foreign traders; authority in the church, such as the extent to which ecclesiastical authority was inherent, or how constructs of religious authority ordered family life; the authority of knowledge revealed through imperial patronage or divine wisdom; the authority of text, though its conformity with ancient traditions, through the Holy scriptures and through the authenticity of history; exhibiting authority through images of the emperor or the Divine. The final section draws on personal experience of three great 'authorities' within Byzantine Studies: Ostrogorsky, Beck and Browning.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2016
ISBN
9781351956567
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
Ancient History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. List of Illustrations
  8. List of Contributors
  9. Preface
  10. Introduction
  11. Part I The Authority of the State
  12. Part II Authority in the Marketplace
  13. Part III The Authority of the Church
  14. Part IV Authority within the Family
  15. Part V The Authority of Knowledge
  16. Part VI The Authority of the Text
  17. Part VII Exhibiting Authority in Provincial Societies
  18. Part VIII Exhibiting Authority in Museums
  19. Part IX Authority in Byzantine Studies
  20. Index