Authority in Byzantium

The invisible force of authority bound the diverse groups in the Byzantine state and maintained its existence across many centuries. The present volume brings together an international cast of contributors to explore the many aspects and construction of authority within the state, the church and the family. They examine the authority of knowledge and text, the depiction of authority, and lastly, the legacy of three great scholars of Byzantine studies. Five of the sections are followed by responses from a specialist in the western Middle Ages bringing a wider European perspective to the subject.

Author: Pamela Armstrong
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 03/18/2013
Pages: 388
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.59lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9781409436089

About the Author
Dr Pamela Armstrong is Director, Oxford Byzantine Ceramics Project, Member of the Sub-faculty of Archaeology, Institute of Archaeology, and Member of Common Room, Wolfson College, University of Oxford, UK.