| Emperor and Priest: The Imperial Office in Byzantium Contributor(s): Dagron, Gilbert (Author), Birrell, Jean (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0521036976 ISBN-13: 9780521036979 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2007 Annotation: The figure of the Byzantine emperor, a ruler who sometimes was also designated a priest, has long fascinated the western imagination. Written by one of the world's leading Byzantine scholars, this classic book studies in detail the imperial union of "two powers," temporal and spiritual, against the broad background of the relationship between church and state and religious and political spheres. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: 949.502 |
| Series: Past and Present Publications |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6" W x 9" (1.15 lbs) 356 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The figure of the Byzantine emperor, a ruler who sometimes was also designated a priest, has long fascinated the western imagination. Written by one of the world's leading Byzantine scholars, this classic book studies in detail the imperial union of two powers, temporal and spiritual, against the broad background of the relationship between church and state and religious and political spheres. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dagron, Gilbert: - Gilbert Dagron is Professor Emeritus of Byzantine History and Civilisation at the Collège de France and Honorary President of the International Committee on Byzantine Studies. |