Tradition and Transformation in Medieval ByzantiumVariorum, 1991 - 336 pages Explores the basic structures and the manifestations of Greek Byzantine identity between the 11th and 14th century and attempts to show how the elite subtly revised its political, religious and cultural outlook. It also considers the role of the Comnenian dynasty in shaping and provoking change. |
Contents
CONTENTS | viii |
The Byzantine Aristocratic Oikos 92111 | 92 |
the framework | 135 |
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