Günter Prinzing
Publisher
De Gruyter
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
The various phases of life and their manifestations in theory and social reality constitute a well-established area of research in the fields of western medieval studies and ancient history. In this respect the Byzantine East has been widely neglected. This volume will focus on the Byzantine experience of adolescence, which may be defined as the biological transition from childhood to adulthood as well as the social and psychological experience of...
Publisher
De Gruyter
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Dieser Band vereint 17 Studien, die Aspekte der Prosopographie der mittelbyzantinischen Zeit weiter vertiefen. Die thematischen Schwerpunkte des Bandes sind strukturelle Entwicklungen, Persönlichkeiten und Beziehungen des byzantinischen Reiches zum Westen.
This volume includes 17 studies that present aspects of the Prosopography of the Middle Byzantine Period. The book's thematic focus is on structural developments, major personalities, and the...
Publisher
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
A comparison between Western European Catholic monasteries and Russian Orthodox monasteries during the late Middle Ages and Early Modern period reveals their common roots in the Western and Eastern monastic traditions as well as similarities in the meaning and practical implementation of their shared early Christian heritage. The adopted social-historical perspective illustrates how the world of the monastery is connected to secular spaces.
Das Mönchtum...