Monks and Circus Factions in Early Byzantine Political Life

Autor: Hatlie, Peter
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
Předmět:
Popis: Eastern monks were sometimes as active outside the walls of their caves and communities as they were inside them. Their service to churches and charities drew them into the public sphere in modest numbers. Their keen religious sensibilities brought them out suddenly and in large crowds. Modern scholars have long taken an interest in these phenomena, notably for the late Antique and early Byzantine centuries, and particularly in regard to the various political activities of monks. These politi...
Databáze: OpenAIRE