| Emperor and Priest Contributor(s): Dagron, Gilbert (Author), Birrell, Jean (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0521801230 ISBN-13: 9780521801232 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $128.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2003 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 - Social Science - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 949.502 |
| LCCN: 2004298378 |
| Series: Past and Present Publications |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.38" W x 9.26" (1.50 lbs) 356 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Greece |
| 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 College de France and Honorary President of the International Committee on Byzantine Studies. |