The Byzantine theocracy
The constitution of the Byzantine Empire was based on the conviction that it was the earthly copy of the Kingdom of Heaven. Just as God ruled in Heaven, so the Emperor, made in his image, should rule on earth and carry out his commandments. This was the theory, but in practice the state was never fr...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс |
| Язык: | Английский |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
1977.
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| В: | Год: 1977 |
| Обзоры: | [Rezension von: Runciman, Steven, The Byzantine Theocracy] (1980) (Dennis, George T.)
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| Нормированные ключевые слова (последовательности): | B
Byzantinisches Reich
/ Теократия
B Byzantinisches Reich / Государство (мотив) / Церковь (мотив) |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Church and state (Byzantine Empire)
History
B Church and state Byzantine Empire History |
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| Parallel Edition: | Не электронный вид
Erscheint auch als: 9780521214018 |
| Итог: | The constitution of the Byzantine Empire was based on the conviction that it was the earthly copy of the Kingdom of Heaven. Just as God ruled in Heaven, so the Emperor, made in his image, should rule on earth and carry out his commandments. This was the theory, but in practice the state was never free from its Roman past, particularly the Roman law, and its heritage of Greek culture. Sir Steven Runciman's Weil lectures trace the various ways in which the Emperor tried to put the theory into practice - and thus the changing relationship between church and state - from the days of the first Constantine to those of the eleventh. The theocratic constitution remained virtually unchanged during those eleven centuries. No other constitution in the Christian era has endured for so long. 1. The Christian empire: the image of God upon earth -- 2. The viceroy of God: the plenitude of imperial power -- 3. The battle over images: the challenge of popular belief -- 4. The working compromise: the limits of imperial control -- 5. The monks and the people: the opposition to the palace and the hierarchy -- 6. Decline and fall: the end of the Kingdom of God on earth |
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| Примечание: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| Объем: | 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 197 pages), digital, PDF file(s). |
| ISBN: | 0511562330 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511562334 |
