James Morton

Byzantine Religious Law in Medieval Italy

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Produktbeschreibung

Byzantine Religious Law in Medieval Italy is a historical study of manuscripts containing Byzantine canon law produced after the Norman conquest of southern Italy, exploring how and why the Greek Christians of the region persisted in using them so long after the end of Byzantine rule.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780198861140
• ISBN-10: 0198861141
• Artikelnr.: 60743549

Autorenporträt

James Morton is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, where he teaches courses on ancient and medieval Europe. He studied Classics at St John's College, Oxford, before obtaining an MA in Byzantine History at Queen's University in Canada in 2011, and a PhD in Byzantine and Medieval History at the University of California, Berkeley, in 2018. His research focuses on the relationship between law, religion, and cultural identity in the pre-modern Mediterranean world.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
List of Tables
Abbreviations
Note on Translation and Transliteration
Chronology
Maps
Introduction
Part I. Sources and Context
1: Introducing the Byzantine Nomocanon
2: Greek Christianity in Medieval Italy
3: Patterns of Source Survival
Part II. Byzantine Canon Law in the Norman Kingdom
4: The Byzantine Background
5: Monastic Nomocanons I: The Monastic Archipelago
6: Monastic Nomocanons II: Style, Content, and Influences
7: The Secular Church and the Laity
Part III. From Legal to Cultural Authority
8: The Papacy Takes Charge
9: The Salentine Group
10: They Do It Like This in Romania
Conclusion
Appendix 1. Manuscript Descriptions
Appendix 2. Statistical Overview
Appendix 3. Uncertain and Disputed Manuscripts
Bibliography
Index of Manuscripts Cited
General Index