The concept of the elect nation in Byzantium / / by Shay Eshel.
In The Concept of the Elect Nation in Byzantium , Shay Eshel shows how the Old Testament model of the ancient Israelites was a prominent factor in the evolution of Roman-Byzantine national awareness between the 7th and 13th centuries. The Byzantines' interpretation of the 7th century epic event...
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Superior document: | The Medieval Mediterranean ; Volume 113 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2018] ©2018 |
Year of Publication: | 2018 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Medieval Mediterranean ;
Volume 113. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 224 pages). |
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Table of Contents:
- Front Matter
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- The Elect Nation Concept as Part of the Byzantine Response to the Calamities of the Seventh Century
- The Institutional Adoption and Use of the Elect Nation Concept, from Heraklios to Leo III
- The Elect Nation Concept as an Identity Element of the Embattled Byzantine Society, Seventh–Ninth Centuries
- The Effect of the Iconoclast Controversy upon the Byzantine Elect Nation Concept
- The Macedonian Dynasty and the Expanding Empire, Ninth–Tenth Centuries
- Two Concepts of Election, Influence and Competition: Byzantium and the Franks during the Crusades
- Summary and Conclusions
- Back Matter
- Bibliography
- Index.