| Description |
xix, 328 p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Women in Byzantium -- In search of Byzantine women : three avenues of approach -- Women and the faith in icons in early Christianity -- Unrivalled influence : mothers and daughters in the medieval Greek world -- "Femina Byzantina" : the council in Trullo on women -- Public and private forms of religious commitment among Byzantine women -- The imperial feminine in Byzantium -- Political power and Christian faith in Byzantium : the case of Irene (regent 780-90, emperor 797-802) -- Moving bones : evidence of political burials from medieval Constantinople -- The many empresses of the Byzantine court (and all their attendants) -- Theophano : considerations on the education of a Byzantine princess -- Toleration and repression in the Byzantine family : gender problems -- The icon corner in medieval Byzantium -- Marriage : a fundamental element of imperial statecraft -- Index. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Women -- Byzantine Empire -- History -- Middle Ages, 500-1500.
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Women -- Byzantine Empire -- Social conditions.
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Women and religion -- Byzantine Empire.
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Upper class women -- Byzantine Empire.
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Byzantine Empire -- Social life and customs.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780691153216 (alk. paper) |
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9781400845217 (electronic bk.) |
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