Father and son like eagle and eaglet – concepts of animal species and human families in Byzantine court oration (11th/12th c.)
The idea that physical features and character traits are inherited from ancestors is central to the self-identification and representation of pre-modern elites. For the 12th-century Byzantine aristocracy, the idea of family and ancestry was of major importance. Members of the military elite frequent...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
[2019]
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Byzantinische Zeitschrift
Year: 2019, Volume: 112, Issue: 3, Pages: 959-990 |
| Further subjects: | B
Byzantine studies
B Patristics B Theologie und Religion B Altertumswissenschaften B History B Diverses B Historische Epochen |
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