Monks and Monasteries of Constantinople, Ca. 350-850

Klappentext A complete history of the growth and development of monasticism in Constantinople from 350 to 850. Zusammenfassung A complete history of the growth and development of monasticism in Constantinople from 350 to 850. It documents the social! political! cultural! economic and institutional history of the city's monks and nuns based on a wide variety of historical sources. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. Poverty, Politics and Patronage (ca. 300-565): 1. Developing trends in early Byzantine monasticism, ca. 300-565; 2. The founding generations of monks in Constantinople, ca. 350-430; 3. Conflict and confidence, ca. 430-518; 4. Compromise and its rewards in the age of Justinian and Theodora, 518-565; Part II. Stability and Loss (565-ca. 730): 5. Useful partners in the late antique city, 565-ca. 610; 6. Lost in adversity, ca. 610- 730; Part III. Noble Monks and New Causes (ca. 730-850): 7. The monastic social context: numbers, families, friendship and fraternities; 8. The great expansion of monastic institutions; 9. Monks in the world; 10. Monks and culture; Conclusion; Appendix 1. A master list of the monasteries of Constantinople (ca. 350-850); Appendix 2. A catalogue of iconodule bishops and metropolitans (815-843); Appendix 3. A catalogue of iconodule abbots, abbesses and important monks and nuns (815-843); Appendix 4. A select list of monastic authors working in Constantinople (ca. 730-850); Appendix 5. Maps.

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• Autori: Peter Hatlie, Peter (University of Dallas) Hatlie, Hatlie Peter
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.04.2011
• EAN: 9780521208895
• ISBN: 978-0-521-20889-5
• Pagine: 566
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Monasticism, Christianity, Turkey, CE period up to c 1500, c 1000 CE to c 1500, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Religious communities and monasticism, Christian communities & monasticism, Türkiye / Turkey