Emperor and Priest: The Imperial Office in Byzantium

The figure of the Byzantine emperor, a ruler who sometimes was also designated a priest, has long fascinated the western imagination. Written by one of the world's leading Byzantine scholars, this classic book studies in detail the imperial union of two powers, temporal and spiritual, against the broad background of the relationship between church and state and religious and political spheres.

Author: Gilbert Dagron
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 06/04/2007
Pages: 356
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.79d
ISBN: 9780521036979

About the Author
Dagron, Gilbert: - Gilbert Dagron is Professor Emeritus of Byzantine History and Civilisation at the Collège de France and Honorary President of the International Committee on Byzantine Studies.

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