Download or read book Church and People in Byzantium written by Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Byzantine Christianity written by Derek Krueger and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third volume in the pioneering A People's History of Christianity series focuses on the religious lives of ordinary people and introduces the religion of the Byzantine Christian laity by asking the questions: What did ordinary Christians do in church, in their homes and their workshops? How were icons used? How did the people celebrate, marry, and mourn? Where did they go on pilgrimage? Contributors include: Derek Krueger, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Vasiliki Limberis, Temple University; Georgia Frank, Colgate University; James Skedros, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology; Nicholas Constas, Harvard University; Sharon Gerstel, University of Maryland; Peter Hatlie, University of Dallas at Rome; Charles Barber, University of Notre Dame; Brigitte Pitarakis, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris; Alice-Mary Talbot, Dumbarton Oaks; Jaclyn Maxwell, Ohio University
Download or read book Byzantium written by Deno John Geanakoplos and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deno John Geanakoplos here offers a prodigious collection of source materials on the Byzantine church, society, and civilization (many translated for the first time into English), arranged chronologically and topically, and knit together with an analytical historical commentary. His selections from Byzantine writers as well as from more obscure documents and chronicles in Latin, Arabic, Slavic, Italian, Armenian, and French reflect all the diversity of Byzantine life--the military tactics of the long-invincible cataphract cavalry and the warships armed with Greek fire, the mysticism of Hesychast monks, the duties of imperial officers, the activities of daily life from the Hippodrome and Hagia Sophia to the marketplaces, baths, and brothels. Geanakoplos not only covers the traditional areas of political, ecclesiastical, socioeconomic, administrative, and military life, but also provides a vivid picture of Byzantine culture--education, philosophy, literature, theology, medicine, and science. Of particular interest are the insights into the empire's relations with the Latin West, the Slavs, the Arabs, the Turks, and other neighboring peoples. Byzantium is much more than a sourcebook. The running commentary reflects the most recent scholarly research in Byzantine studies and places each translated source in its precise historical context. Through the use of both primary sources and commentary, Geanakoplos has represented in all its richness and complexity one of the world's great civilizations. There is no comparable book on Byzantine history and civilization in any language.
Download or read book The Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire written by J. M. Hussey and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-03-25 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the role of the medieval Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire (c.600-c.1453). As an integral part of its policy it was (as in western Christianity) closely linked with many aspects of everyday life both official and otherwise. It was a formative period for Orthodoxy. It had to face doctrinal problems and heresies; at the same time it experienced the continuity and deepening of its liturgical life. While holding fast to the traditions of the fathers and the councils, it saw certain developments in doctrine and liturgy as also in administration. Part I discusses the landmarks in ecclesiastical affairs within the Empire as well as the creative influence exercised on the Slavs and the increasing contacts with westerners particularly after 1204. Part II gives a brief account of the structure of the medieval Orthodox Church, its officials and organization, and the spirituality of laity, monks, and clergy.
Download or read book Byzantium and Islam written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2012 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This magnificent volume explores the epochal transformations and unexpected continuities in the Byzantine Empire from the 7th to the 9th century. At the beginning of the 7th century, the Empire's southern provinces, the vibrant, diverse areas of North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean, were at the crossroads of exchanges reaching from Spain to China. These regions experienced historic upheavals when their Christian and Jewish communities encountered the emerging Islamic world, and by the 9th century, an unprecedented cross- fertilization of cultures had taken place. This extraordinary age is brought vividly to life in insightful contributions by leading international scholars, accompanied by sumptuous illustrations of the period's most notable arts and artifacts. Resplendent images of authority, religion, and trade—embodied in precious metals, brilliant textiles, fine ivories, elaborate mosaics, manuscripts, and icons, many of them never before published— highlight the dynamic dialogue between the rich array of Byzantine styles and the newly forming Islamic aesthetic. With its masterful exploration of two centuries that would shape the emerging medieval world, this illuminating publication provides a unique interpretation of a period that still resonates today.
Download or read book Byzantine Churches in Constantinople written by Alexander Van Millingen and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Church Learning in the Byzantine Empire written by J. M. Hussey and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Byzantine Legacy in the Orthodox Church written by John Meyendorff and published by RSM Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The continuing influence of the culture, thought and institutions of the Byzantine Empire on the Orthodox Church in political ideology, the encounter with Islam and the West, theology, spirituality, ecclesiology and contemporary ecumenism.
Download or read book Heaven on Earth written by Linda Safran and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains eight lectures given at a fall 1991 lecture series at the Smithsonian Institution, examining the individual and collective experiences of the Byzantine faithful in order to understand the interaction of religion and art in Byzantium and thus bring the civilization to life. Topics include central themes in Byzantine theology, architecture and the liturgy, Byzantine silver plate, and illustrated service books of Byzantium. Excerpts from original sources are quoted extensively. Includes bandw and color photos and a glossary. Paper edition (unseen), $27.50. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Byzantine Churches in Constantinople written by Alexander Van Millingen and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1912 Edition.
Download or read book Church and Society in Byzantium under the Comneni 1081 1261 written by Michael Angold and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-07-06 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this major study the theme of "church and society" provides a means of examining the condition of the Byzantine Empire at an important period of its history, up to and well beyond the fall of Constantinople in 1204.
Download or read book Church Learning in the Byzantine Empire 867 1185 written by Joan Mervyn Hussey and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Church and Society in Late Byzantium written by Dimiter Angelov and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has long been noted that the prestige and power of the church were steadily growing in the period of the late Byzantine empire, a tendency that was complex, multifaceted, and sometimes ambivalent. The essays in this collection seek to shed light on various aspects of the church's role in late Byzantine society, especially on the relationship between the church and the lay world and the response of individuals to the challenges faced by Orthodoxy. The volume is divided into three sections: (1) Politics, Society, and the Economy; (2) Intellectual Life and Ideology; and (3) The Church and the Turkish Conquests. By exploring these different areas, the essays in this volume contribute to scholarly understanding of how the church was embedded into the fabric of late Byzantine society and intellectual life.
Download or read book Byzantine Christianity written by Harry J. Magoulias and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Christian Faith in the Byzantine and Medieval Worlds written by Mary Cunningham and published by Lion Hudson Ltd. This book was released on 2019-03-22 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an accessible two-part introduction to key periods of Christian history. Faith in the Byzantine World For many people the Byzantine world is an intriguing mystery. Here, Mary Cunningham presents readers with an ideal guide to this most fascinating of empires. Covering the period between 330 and 1453, the author begins by providing an outline of the history of the Byzantine Church, and then looks at key aspects of its outward expression, including the solitary ideal; holy places and holy people; service to the community; the nature of belief; and art, architecture and icons. Faith in the Medieval World The medieval period constituted a turbulent stage in religious history. Gillian R. Evans begins her immersive account by providing an overview of the development of Christianity in the West in the Middle Ages, before looking at key aspects of medieval faith: the Bible and belief; popular piety and devotion; the Crusades and the idea of 'holy war'; politics and the Church; rebellion against authority; and the road to Reformation. This analysis is a must for all those keen to understand one of the most enthralling periods of history.
Download or read book The Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire written by Joan Mervyn Hussey and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Architecture of the Sacred written by Bonna D. Wescoat and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-10-13 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, a distinguished team of authors explores the way space, place, architecture, and ritual interact to construct sacred experience in the historical cultures of the eastern Mediterranean. Essays address fundamental issues and features that enable buildings to perform as spiritually transformative spaces in ancient Greek, Roman, Jewish, early Christian, and Byzantine civilizations. Collectively they demonstrate the multiple ways in which works of architecture and their settings were active agents in the ritual process. Architecture did not merely host events; rather, it magnified and elevated them, interacting with rituals facilitating the construction of ceremony. This book examines comparatively the ways in which ideas and situations generated by the interaction of place, built environment, ritual action, and memory contributed to the cultural formulation of the sacred experience in different religious faiths.
