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The Good Christian Ruler in the First Millennium
Views from the Wider Mediterranean World in Conversation, Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies 92
ISBN/EAN: 9783110724691
Umbreit-Nr.: 384721
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: IX, 464 S., 1 Karte, 1 b/w maps
Format in cm:
Einband:
gebundenes Buch
Erschienen am 19.07.2021
Auflage: 1/2021
- Zusatztext
- The late antique and early medieval Mediterranean was characterized by wide-ranging cultural and linguistic diversity. Yet, under the influence of Christianity, communities in the Mediterranean world were bound together by common concepts of good rulership, which were also shaped by Greco-Roman, Persian, Caucasian, and other traditions. This collection of essays examines ideas of good Christian rulership and the debates surrounding them in diverse cultures and linguistic communities. It grants special attention to communities on the periphery, such as the Caucasus and Nubia, and some essays examine non-Christian concepts of good rulership to offer a comparative perspective. As a whole, the studies in this volume reveal not only the entanglement and affinity of communities around the Mediterranean but also areas of conflict among Christians and between Christians and other cultural traditions. By gathering various specialized studies on the overarching question of good rulership, this volume highlights the possibilities of placing research on classical antiquity and early medieval Europe into conversation with the study of eastern Christianity.
- Kurztext
- DieMillennium-Studien wollen Grenzen überschreiten, Grenzen zwischen den Epochen und regionalen Räumen wie auch Grenzen zwischen den Disziplinen. Millennium ist international, transdisziplinär und epochenübergreifend ausgerichtet. Das Herausgebergremium und der Beirat repräsentieren ein breites Spektrum von Fächern: Kunst- und literaturwissenschaftliche Beiträge kommen ebenso zu ihrem Rechtwie historische, theologische und philosophische, Beiträge zu den lateinischen und griechischen Kulturen ebenso wie zu den orientalischen.
- Autorenportrait
- Philip Michael Forness, Alexandra Hasse-Ungeheuer and Hartmut Leppin, University of Frankfurt a. M., Germany.