Byzantine Women: Varieties of Experience 800-1200

This volume brings together a group of international scholars in new explorations of the world of Byzantine women in the period 800-1200. The specific aim of this collection is to investigate the participation of women - non-imperial women in particular - in supposedly 'masculine' fields of operation. Contributions focus on women's participation in the street life of Constantinople, their appearance in Byzantine fiscal documents, their monastic foundations, their costume and engagement with entertainment at the imperial court, and the way heroines are portrayed in the Byzantine novels.

Author: Lynda Garland
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 10/19/2016
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.53d
ISBN: 9781138259515

About the Author
Lynda Garland is an Associate Professor in the School of Classics, History and Religion at The University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.