How did elites gain and retain power and resources in the medieval Latin West, Byzantium and the Islamic world? This set of parallel studies offers readers an invaluable framework for understanding and comparing the political cultures and societies surrounding the medieval Mediterranean.
How did elites gain and retain power and resources in the medieval Latin West, Byzantium and the Islamic world? This set of parallel studies offers readers an invaluable framework for understanding and comparing the political cultures and societies surrounding the medieval Mediterranean.
List of figures and maps Preface and acknowledgements List of abbreviations List of contributors General maps 1. Political culture in three spheres: introduction Catherine Holmes, Jonathan Shepard, Jo Van Steenbergen and Björn Weiler 2. Reflections on political culture in three spheres R. Stephen Humphreys Part I. Sources: 3. Comparing the three spheres through the prism of the sources Jonathan Shepard 4. The Latin west: sources Björn Weiler and Jonathan Shepard 5. Byzantium: sources Jonathan Shepard 6. The Islamic world: sources Jo Van Steenbergen and Jonathan Shepard Part II. Historical Contexts: 7. The Latin west: pluralism in the shadow of the past Len Scales 8. Byzantium: one or many? Catherine Holmes 9. The Islamic world: conquest, migration and accommodating diversity Andrew Marsham, Eric Hanne and Jo Van Steenbergen Part III. Norms, Values and their Propagation: 10. The Latin west: expectations and legitimisation Björn Weiler 11. Byzantium: imperial order, Constantinopolitan ceremonial and pyramids of power Judith Herrin 12. The Islamic world: community, leadership and contested patterns of continuity Andrew Marsham, Eric Hanne and Jo Van Steenbergen Part IV. Practice and Organisation: 13. The Latin west: multiple elites and overlapping jurisdictions Daniel Power 14. Byzantium: 'To have and to hold' - the acquisition and maintenance of elite power Rosemary Morris 15. The Islamic world: nomads, urban elites and courts in competition Andrew Marsham, Eric Hanne and Jo Van Steenbergen Part V. Conclusions: 16. Comparisons, connections and conclusions Jonathan Shepard Appendix Glossary Index.
List of figures and maps Preface and acknowledgements List of abbreviations List of contributors General maps 1. Political culture in three spheres: introduction Catherine Holmes, Jonathan Shepard, Jo Van Steenbergen and Björn Weiler 2. Reflections on political culture in three spheres R. Stephen Humphreys Part I. Sources: 3. Comparing the three spheres through the prism of the sources Jonathan Shepard 4. The Latin west: sources Björn Weiler and Jonathan Shepard 5. Byzantium: sources Jonathan Shepard 6. The Islamic world: sources Jo Van Steenbergen and Jonathan Shepard Part II. Historical Contexts: 7. The Latin west: pluralism in the shadow of the past Len Scales 8. Byzantium: one or many? Catherine Holmes 9. The Islamic world: conquest, migration and accommodating diversity Andrew Marsham, Eric Hanne and Jo Van Steenbergen Part III. Norms, Values and their Propagation: 10. The Latin west: expectations and legitimisation Björn Weiler 11. Byzantium: imperial order, Constantinopolitan ceremonial and pyramids of power Judith Herrin 12. The Islamic world: community, leadership and contested patterns of continuity Andrew Marsham, Eric Hanne and Jo Van Steenbergen Part IV. Practice and Organisation: 13. The Latin west: multiple elites and overlapping jurisdictions Daniel Power 14. Byzantium: 'To have and to hold' - the acquisition and maintenance of elite power Rosemary Morris 15. The Islamic world: nomads, urban elites and courts in competition Andrew Marsham, Eric Hanne and Jo Van Steenbergen Part V. Conclusions: 16. Comparisons, connections and conclusions Jonathan Shepard Appendix Glossary Index.
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