Letters, literacy and literature in Byzantium

These studies look at general problems of reading Byzantine literature, at literacy practices and the literary process, but also at individual texts. The past thirty years have seen a revolution in the way Byzantine literature has been viewed: no longer is it considered a decadent ...

The byzantine economy

A concise study of the economy of the Byzantine Empire, a state that lasted from the fourth century AD until 1453. Organised chronologically, the authors address key themes such as demography, agriculture, manufacturing and the urban economy, trade, monetary developments, and the role of the ...

Byzantines and crusaders in non-greek sources, 1025-1204

These essays survey the range of historical sources from the peoples who collided with the Byzantine Empire during this period of dramatic upheaval. The Empire that had been expanded and consolidated by Basil II (d. 1025) was to disintegrate in the face of incursions from ...

Eat, drink, and be merry (Luke12:19) - food and wine in Byzantium

papers of the 37th Annual Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies, in honour of professor A.A.M. Bryer

This volume brings together a group of scholars to consider the rituals of eating together in the Byzantine world, the material culture of Byzantine food and wine consumption, and the transport and exchange of agricultural products.The contributors present food in nearly every conceivable guise ...

Tales from another Byzantium

celestial journey and local community in the Medieval Greek apocrypha

The rich corpus of medieval Greek apocryphal religious literature has been little used by historians. This book is the first full-length study of two medieval Greek visionary journeys to heaven and hell: the Apocalypse of the Theotokos and the Apocalypse of Anastasia. Composed anonymously sometime ...

Le monde Byzantin, 750-124

économie et société

Clefs concours : s'adressant à tous les candidats aux concours, en particulier Agrégation et CAPES, Clefs concours offre une synthèse par sujet. Conçu comme un repère par rapport aux monographies et aux cours et comme un outil de révision, chaque ouvrage est articulé autour de ...

Between Islam and Byzantium

Aght'amar and the visual construction of medieval armenian rulership

"Between Islam and Byzantium" provides the first complete analysis of the development of the visual expression of medieval Armenian rulership during the years 884-1045 CE. During this period, the Armenian rulers had loosened the ties that subjected them to the Arab caliphate, but by its ...

Byzantine Infantryman

eastern roman empire c.900-1204

Illustrated by Angus McBride The Byzantine Army was the closest the middle ages came to producing a military superpower. Built on a strong belief system emphasising stealth, surprise, swift manoeuvre and overwhelming force, the Byzantine infantryman was trained in survival, sword, spear and archery techniques ...

Studies in pre-ottoman Turkey and the ottomans

The studies included in the present collection by Elizabeth Zachariadou are concerned with the long period of transition from the Byzantine Empire to its successor, the Ottoman Empire. Among the themes covered are the processes of settlement and state-formation amongst the nomadic and often superficially ...

Histoire des croisades et du royaume franc de Jérusalem

Histoire des croisades et du royaume franc de Jérusalem.T.I: 1095-1130. L'anarchie musulmane

La croisade fut un mouvement prêché par les papes, relayé par les prédicateurs (saint Bernard, Pierre l'Ermite...) et soutenu par un élan populaire qui relança l'intérêt de l'Occident chrétien pour Jérusalem et la Terre sainte. Autant initiative d'ordre religieux qu'aventure ...

A faithful sea

the religious cultures of the Mediterranean, 1200-1700

Distinctive both in scope and approach, "A Faithful Sea" addresses a wide array of cases of Mediterranean interreligious tradition and identity in the Medieval and Early Modern periods. It features contributions from leading specialists on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Between Islam and Byzantium

Aght'amar and the visual construction of medieval armenian rulership

"Between Islam and Byzantium" provides the first complete analysis of the development of the visual expression of medieval Armenian rulership during the years 884-1045 CE. During this period, the Armenian rulers had loosened the ties that subjected them to the Arab caliphate, but by its ...

Medieval cuisine of the Islamic World

a concise history with 174 recipes

Vinegar and sugar, dried fruit, rose water, spices from India and China, sweet wine made from raisins and dates--these are the flavors of the golden age of Arab cuisine. This book, a delightful culinary adventure that is part history and part cookbook, surveys the gastronomical ...

Fighting for the faith

the many fronts of Medieval Crusade and Jihad 1000-1500 AD

Fighting between Christians and Muslims in the medieval period is often seen in the narrow context of the battle for the Holy Land. Other points of conflict tend to be ignored. But, as David Nicolle's thought- provoking survey shows, the religions clashed across the ...

The sepulchre of Christ and the medieval west

from the beginning to 1600

The tomb of Christ at Jerusalem was a vital influence in the making of Western Europe. Pilgrimage there influenced the development of society and its structures. The desire to 'bring the Sepulchre to the West' in copies or memorials shaped art and religion, while the ...

Les Templiers

histoire et légendes

Cet ouvrage n'est pas un livre de plus sur les mystères templiers. Aujourd'hui, sept cents ans après leur procès, les Templiers, prestigieux moines-soldats, continuent d'étonner par leur aventure et suscitent toujours nombre d'affabulations et de légendes. Car il existe bien une ...

The Crusades, the Kingdom of Sicily, and the Mediterranean

In this collection of studies by James Powell, two related centres of attention can be seen. One is the campaigns undertaken by western Europeans in the eastern Mediterranean, chiefly in the late twelfth and thirteenth centuries - the Crusades - the reasons for them and manner in ...

Atardeceres rojos

cuatro vidas entre el islam y la cristiandad en la época de las cruzadas

En los siglos XI y XII se produjeron los principales encuentros y desencuentros entre el Islam y la cristiandad: los primeros dieron paso a un incremento de las relaciones culturales y científicas, que fomentaron entre otras cosas, escuelas de traductores en Toledo, Murcia o Palermo ...

The chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for the crusading period from al-Kamil fi'l-ta'rikh. Part.2.

The years 541-589/1146-1193: the age of Nur al-Din and Saladin

CONTENTS: Preface. Introduction. The Chronicle. Bibliographical references. Index.