A Companion to Byzantium
Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
1. Edition April 2010
482 Pages, Hardcover
Professional Book
Short Description
Recent scholarship has transformed the field of Byzantine studies and propelled it to the forefront of academia. Building on these recent developments, A Companion to Byzantium presents a comprehensive overview of the field. In 27 original essays, leading scholars from around the globe explore fascinating new approaches, areas of research, and methodologies on such topics as memory, the emotions, childhood, and beauty. A Companion to Byzantium sheds new light on the complexities of Byzantium and points to its legacy in contemporary art and culture.
Using new methodological and theoretical approaches, A Companion to Byzantium presents an overview of the Byzantine world from its inception in 330 A.D. to its fall to the Ottoman Turks in 1453.
* Provides an accessible overview of eleven centuries of Byzantine society
* Introduces the most recent scholarship that is transforming the field of Byzantine studies
* Emphasizes Byzantium's social and cultural history, as well as its material culture
* Explores traditional topics and themes through fresh perspectives
List of Maps.
Notes on Contributors.
Acknowledgments.
Some Relevant Dates.
List of Byzantine Rulers.
List of Abbreviations.
1. Byzantium: a Very, Very Short Introduction.
2. Writing Histories of Byzantium: the Historiography of Byzantine History.
Part I: Being Byzantine.
Part II: God and the World.
Part III: Reading Byzantine Texts.
Part IV: Some Questions in Material Culture.
Bibliography--Primary Sources.
Bibliography.
Index.
