{"product_id":"church-and-society-in-byzantium-under-the-comneni-1081-1261-paperback-9780521269865","title":"Church and Society in Byzantium under the Comneni, 1081–1261 (Paperback) 9780521269865","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChurch and Society in Byzantium under the Comneni, 1081–1261\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn in-depth study of church and society under Comneni rule before and after the fall of Constantinople in 1204.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Angold (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521269865, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 21 September 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e622 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm, 0.82 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The range of Angold's work is impressive and it provides a rich source of material on the increasingly complex interaction between church and society during this period.' Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this major study the theme of 'church and society' provides a means of examining the condition of the Byzantine Empire at an important period of its history, up to and well beyond the fall of Constantinople in 1204. Of all the Byzantine dynasties, the Comneni came closest to realising the Caesaro-papist ideal. However, Comnenian control over the Orthodox church was both deceptive and damaging: deceptive because the church's institutional strength increased, and with it its hold over lay society, damaging because the church's leadership was demoralised by subservience to imperial authority. The church found itself with the strength but not the will to assert itself against an imperial establishment that was in rapid decline by 1180; and neither side was in a position to provide Byzantine society with a sense of purpose. This lack of direction lay at the heart of the malaise that afflicted Byzantium at the time of the fourth crusade. The impasse was resolved after 1204, when in exile the Orthodox church took the lead in reconstructing Byzantine society.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA note on transliteration\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Eleventh Century: 1. Conflict\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Emperors and PATRIARCHS: 2. Alexius Comnenus and the church\u003cbr\u003e 3. Church and politics under Manuel I Comnenus\u003cbr\u003e 4. The failure of the Comnenian church settlement\u003cbr\u003e PART III. THE BISHOP AND LOCAL SOCIETY: 5. The framework\u003cbr\u003e 6. Theophylact of Ohrid\u003cbr\u003e 7. Michael Italikos and George Tornikes\u003cbr\u003e 8. Eustathasius of Thessalonika\u003cbr\u003e 9. Michael Choniates\u003cbr\u003e 10. John Apokaukos\u003cbr\u003e 11. George Bardanes\u003cbr\u003e 12. Demetrius Chomatianos\u003cbr\u003e PART IV. MONASTERIES AND SOCIETY: 13. Alexius I Comnenus and monasticism\u003cbr\u003e 14. Manuel I Comnenus and the monasteries\u003cbr\u003e 15. The role of the monasteries under the Comneni\u003cbr\u003e 16. The monastic estate and society\u003cbr\u003e 17. Lay patronage and the monasteries\u003cbr\u003e 18. The condition of the monasteries under the Comneni\u003cbr\u003e PART V. RELIGION AND SOCIETY: 19. Lay piety: framework and assumptions\u003cbr\u003e 20. Law and marriage\u003cbr\u003e 21. Byzantine woman\u003cbr\u003e 22. Lay piety at Byzantium: beliefs and customs\u003cbr\u003e 23. The Bogomils\u003cbr\u003e PART VI. EXILE 1204–61: 24. Byzantium and the Latins\u003cbr\u003e 25. Imperial authority and the orthodox church\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20history:%20c%20500%20to%20c%201450\/1500%20%5BHBLC%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC\u003c\/a\u003e], Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913079316760,"sku":"9780521269865","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521269865i_9dde8af4-e916-48e2-bfa7-d3967529c1ea.jpg?v=1691374198","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/church-and-society-in-byzantium-under-the-comneni-1081-1261-paperback-9780521269865","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}