Byzantium in the Seventh Century: The Transformation of a CultureThis book presents the first analytical account in English of major developments within Byzantine culture, society and the state in the crucial formative period from c.610-717. The seventh century saw the final collapse of ancient urban civilization and municipal culture, the rise of Islam, the evolution of patterns of thought and social structure that made imperial iconoclasm possible, and the development of state apparatuses--military, civil and fiscal--typical of the middle Byzantine state. Also, during this period, orthodox Christianity finally became the unquestioned dominant culture and a religious framework of belief (to the exclusion of alternative systems, which were henceforth marginalized or proscribed). |
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Table des matières
The background state and society before Heraclius | 9 |
The East Roman world c 610717 the politics of survival | 41 |
Social relations and the economy the cities and the land | 92 |
Social relations and the economy rural society | 125 |
The state and its apparatus fiscal administration | 173 |
The state and its apparatus military administration | 208 |
Society state and law | 254 |
The imperial church and the politics of authority | 281 |
Religion and belief | 324 |
Forms of social and cultural organisation infrastructures and hierarchies | 376 |
Forms of representation language literature and the icon | 403 |
the transformation of a culture | 436 |
Further observations on the question of the late ancient city | 459 |
| 462 | |
| 482 | |
Expressions et termes fréquents
able activity actual administrative already Anatolia Arab areas armies Asia authority Byzantine Byzantium canon chapter Christian Church cities civil clear clearly communities considerable Constantine Constantinople context continued council course culture discussion early East Eastern economic effect eighth century elements emperor empire especially establishment evidence example existence fact fiscal forces function Geschichte groups Haldon hand Heraclius ideology imperial important issued Italy Jones Justinian land late Roman later least legislation less literature major military Minor monophysite nature ninth officials original particular patriarch period Persian political population position practice praetorian probably problem production provinces question reason referred reflect regions reign relations relationship remained represented respect responsible result role Rome seals seems senate seventh century situation sixth century social society soldiers sources structure Studies suggests titles traditional troops
Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | Byzantium in the Seventh Century: The Transformation of a Culture ACLS Humanities E-Book |
| Auteur | J. F. Haldon |
| Édition | illustrée, réimprimée, révisée |
| Éditeur | Cambridge University Press, 1990 |
| ISBN | 052131917X, 9780521319171 |
| Longueur | 486 pages |
| Exporter la citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |