Description
The Short History of Nikephoros of Constantinople is one of the key sources for our understanding of Byzantine history in the eighth century. This book offers a close look at that volume and its manner of representing the historical role of Byzantine emperors and ecclesiology, with particular attention to the use of images, an issue of central importance amid the period's first outburst of iconoclasm. When seen through this lens, the Short History is revealed to be more engaged with and burdened by contemporary political and ecclesiastical strife than has previously been thought.
About the Author
Dragoljub Marjanovi. is an associate professor at the Chair and Seminar for Byzantine Studies of the Faculty of Philosophy - University of Belgrade
Reviews
"The forensic and thorough quality of the work offers Byzantinists new ideas about the seventh and eighth centuries in Constantinople, and a fresh in-depth study of a text that has not received such sustained attention since Cyril Mango's 1990 critical edition." - Meredith L. D. Riedel, Duke University Speculum 94/1 (January 2019)
Book Information
ISBN 9789462980396
Author Dragoljub Marjanovic
Format Hardback
Page Count 250
Imprint Amsterdam University Press
Publisher Amsterdam University Press
About the Author
Dragoljub Marjanovi. is an associate professor at the Chair and Seminar for Byzantine Studies of the Faculty of Philosophy - University of Belgrade
Reviews
"The forensic and thorough quality of the work offers Byzantinists new ideas about the seventh and eighth centuries in Constantinople, and a fresh in-depth study of a text that has not received such sustained attention since Cyril Mango's 1990 critical edition." - Meredith L. D. Riedel, Duke University Speculum 94/1 (January 2019)
Book Information
ISBN 9789462980396
Author Dragoljub Marjanovic
Format Hardback
Page Count 250
Imprint Amsterdam University Press
Publisher Amsterdam University Press
