| The Latin Religious Orders in Medieval Greece, 1204-1500 Contributor(s): Tsougarakis, Nickiphoros I. (Author) |
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ISBN: 2503532292 ISBN-13: 9782503532295 Publisher: Brepols Publishers OUR PRICE: $142.50 Product Type: Hardcover Language: Latin Published: October 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Europe - Greece (see Also Ancient - Greece) - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 270 |
| Series: Medieval Church Studies |
| Physical Information: 394 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Greece - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The monastic and mendicant orders that were so central in the evolution of western religion and spirituality also played a pivotal role in the expansion of Latin Christendom after the eleventh century. In the thirteenth century, following thecapture of Constantinople by the armies of the Fourth Crusade, Cistercians, Benedictines, Franciscans, and Dominicans installed themselves in the former territories of the Byzantine Empire. Here, they had to adapt and compromise in order to survive, whilst Latins, Turks, and Greeks struggled to gain supremacy in the Aegean. They were also, however, faced with the challenge of attracting the devotion of the Greek Orthodox population, advancing the cause of church union, and promoting the interests of their Frankish, Venetian, and Genoese patrons. This volume follows the orders' fortunes in medieval Greece, examines their involvement in the ecclesiastical and secular politics of the age, and looks at how the monks and friars pursued their spiritual, missionary, and Unionist goals in the frontier societies of Latin Romania. |