The Latin religious orders in medieval Greece, 1204 - 1500
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 the capture of Constantinople by the armies of the Fourth Cru...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Turnhout
Brepols
2012
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Medieval church studies (18)
Year: 2012 |
| Series/Journal: | Medieval church studies
18 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Greece
/ Holy See (motif)
/ Order
/ History 1204-1500
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| Further subjects: | B
Greece
B Order B Monasticism and religious orders Greece History Middle Ages, 600-1500 B Church history Middle Ages, 600-1500 B Holy See (motif) B History 1204-1500 B Römische Kurie B Catholic Church Greece History |
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| Summary: | 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 the capture 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 patron |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverz. S. [345] - 366 |
| Physical Description: | XXIII, 391 S, Ill., Kt, 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 2503532292 |