The concept of the elect nation in Byzantium /

The concept of the elect nation in Byzantium / / by Shay Eshel.

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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
VerfasserIn:
Eshel, Shay,
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.

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