{"product_id":"a-companion-to-byzantium-isbn-9781405126540","title":"A Companion to Byzantium","description":"Using new methodological and theoretical approaches, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Byzantium\u003c\/i\u003e presents an overview of the Byzantine world from its inception in 330 A.D. to its fall to the Ottoman Turks in 1453.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an accessible overview of eleven centuries of Byzantine society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces the most recent scholarship that is transforming the field of Byzantine studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasizes Byzantium's social and cultural history, as well as its material culture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores traditional topics and themes through fresh perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eList of Figures ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Maps xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Relevant Dates xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Byzantine Rulers xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations xxix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Byzantium: a Very, Very Short Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLiz James\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Writing Histories of Byzantium: the Historiography of Byzantine History 9\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eF. K. Haarer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Being Byzantine 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Economics, Trade, and “Feudalism” 25\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Sarris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Byzantium ?­?nConstantinople 43\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul Magdalino\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Provinces and Capital 55\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCatherine Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Insiders and Outsiders 67\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDion C. Smythe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Young People in Byzantium 81\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCecily Hennessy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 93\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMyrto Hatzaki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Memory Culture of Byzantium 108\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmy Papalexandrou\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Emotions in Byzantium 123\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMartin Hinterberger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Having Fun in Byzantium 135\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eShaun Tougher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II God and the World 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Byzantine Views of God and the Universe 149\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary Cunningham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Giving Gifts to God: Aspects of Patronage in Byzantine Art 161\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVassiliki Dimitropoulou\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Orthodoxy and Northern Peoples: Goods, Gods and Guidelines 171\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJonathan Shepard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Christology and Heresy 187\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Louth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Beyond Byzantium: the Non-Chalcedonian Churches 199\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNiall Finneran\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Reading Byzantine Texts 225\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. No Drama, No Poetry, No Fiction, No Readership, No Literature 227\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMargaret Mullett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Rhetorical Questions 239\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary Whitby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Text and Context in Byzantine Historiography 251\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoger Scott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Byzantine Narrative: the Form of Storytelling in Byzantium 263\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEmmanuel C. Bourbouhakis and Ingela Nilsson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Byzantine Book Culture 275\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJudith Waring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Some Questions in Material Culture 289\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Archaeology 291\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Crow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Makers and Users 301\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnthony Cutler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. The Limits of Byzantine Art 313\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAntony Eastmond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Icons and Iconomachy 323\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLeslie Brubaker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. The Rise and Fall of the Macedonian Renaissance 338\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Hanson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. Late and Post-Byzantine Art under Venetian Rule: Frescoes versus Icons, and Crete in the Middle 351\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAngeliki Lymberopoulou\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography—Primary Sources 371\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography 384\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 443\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \"If someday A Companion to a Companion to Byzantium is assembled, perhaps at last the histories, cultures, and experiences of Greeks and non-Greeks within the commonwealth, on both sides of the imperial border, will be combined into an integrated vision of this diverse yet interconnected world. Diversity and all the cooperation and tension which accompanied it are, after all, essential and inescapable dimensions of what it meant to be \"Byzantine.\" (Bmcreview, 5 March 2011)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"The bibliography is impressive.  The list of primary sources, with editions, is particularly useful.  The secondary sources include items published as recently as 2010.  Summing up: Highly recommended.  All research collections.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, January 2011)\"The collection ends with a 71-page bibliography. I note that this and other front and end matter (including a full list of contents, and a handy list of Byzantine rulers and key dates) is available currently as 'free content' at 'Wiley Online Library'. A subscription to this service appears to provide access to all chapters as PDF files, which would be of great benefit to those wishing to use the collection in teaching.\" (\u003ci\u003eInternational History Review,\u003c\/i\u003e January 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Written by an impressive group of scholars, the 27 chapters of this companion offer their musings on the state of research in the fields considered, divided into sections on \"being Byzantine,\" God and the world, texts, and material culture. The purpose of the chapters is not to describe the subject, but to describe its study and the current understanding and questions being brought by scholars. The result is a fascinating introduction to the topics and questions of interest in a broad field that will be of interest to the specialized reader as well as the student. Individual chapter topics include the relationship of the provinces to Constantinople, young people, the non-Chalcedonian churches, rhetoric, book culture, archaeology, and the Macedonian renaissance.\" (\u003ci\u003eBook News Inc\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eLiz James\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Art History at the University of Sussex. Her books include \u003ci\u003eLight and Colour in Byzantine Art\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and \u003ci\u003eEmpresses and Power in Early Byzantium\u003c\/i\u003e (2001).  From the time Constantine the Great moved the imperial capital from Rome to Constantinople in 330 A.D., until its fall to the Ottoman Turks eleven centuries later, Byzantium flourished as the most powerful empire in the world. The Eastern Roman Empire not only exerted profound influences on neighboring civilizations, but helped preserve the works and thoughts of the ancient Greeks and produced transcendent works of religious art.  \u003cp\u003eRecent scholarship has transformed the field of Byzantine studies and propelled it to the forefront of academia. Building on these recent developments, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Byzantium\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Byzantium\u003c\/i\u003e sheds new light on the complexities of Byzantium and points to its legacy in contemporary art and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988603125989,"sku":"NP9781405126540","price":125.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405126540.jpg?v=1761780932","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-companion-to-byzantium-isbn-9781405126540","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}