Description
This is a revised and translated edition of Gilbert Dagron's Empereur et pretre, an acknowledged masterwork by one of the great Byzantine scholars of our time. The figure of the Byzantine emperor, a ruler who sometimes was also designated a priest, has long fascinated the western imagination. This book studies in detail the imperial union of 'two powers', temporal and spiritual, against a wide background of relations between Church and state and religious and political spheres. Presenting much unfamiliar material in complex, brilliant style, it is aimed at all historians concerned with royal and ecclesiastical sources of power.
A complex study of the dual role of the emperor in Byzantium.
About the Author
Gilbert Dagron is Professor Emeritus of Byzantine History and Civilisation at the College de France and Honorary President of the International Committee on Byzantine Studies.
Reviews
'... This is a very significant book for Byzantine specialists ... Indeed, no one interested in the varieties of earthly sovereignty should be unaware of it.' John W. Barker, Speculum
Book Information
ISBN 9780521036979
Author Gilbert Dagron
Format Paperback
Page Count 356
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 545g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 153mm * 22mm
A complex study of the dual role of the emperor in Byzantium.
About the Author
Gilbert Dagron is Professor Emeritus of Byzantine History and Civilisation at the College de France and Honorary President of the International Committee on Byzantine Studies.
Reviews
'... This is a very significant book for Byzantine specialists ... Indeed, no one interested in the varieties of earthly sovereignty should be unaware of it.' John W. Barker, Speculum
Book Information
ISBN 9780521036979
Author Gilbert Dagron
Format Paperback
Page Count 356
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 545g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 153mm * 22mm
