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Monks and Laymen in Byzantium, 843-1118

by Rosemary Morris (university Of Manchester)

  • Hardback
  • 356 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 23.6 x 2.3 cm

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For scholars and enthusiasts of Byzantine history

Reveals how monks shaped Byzantine social structures

You will gain insights into medieval religious life

This book explores the unique role of monks in Byzantine society.

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In Byzantium monks did not form a separate caste, apart from society. They were not only loyal to their own houses or monastic leaders, but also formed part of a nexus of social, economic and spiritual relationships which bound together the 'powerful' in the middle Byzantine state. Their monasticism, unlike the Western religious 'orders', displayed a highly individualistic streak. Using hagiography, chronicles and, in particular, the archives of the Athonite monasteries, this book reassesses the role of monks in Byzantine society and examines the reasons for the flowering of the monastic life in the period from the end of iconoclasm to the beginning of the twelfth century. The first study of its kind in English, it is aimed at anyone interested in either the Western or the Byzantine early medieval religious life.
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  • Author

    Rosemary Morris (university Of Manchester)

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    October 1995

  • Weight

    641g

  • Page Count

    356

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 23.6 x 2.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521265584

  • ISBN-10

    0521265584

  • Eden Code

    1192183

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