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The Byzantine Republic : people and power in New Rome / Anthony Kaldellis
Γλώσσα: eng.Χώρα: US.Δημοσίευση: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2015Περιγραφή: xvi, 290 σ. ; 25 εκ.ISBN: 978-0-674-36540-7.Dewey: 938306Σημείωση περιεχομένων: Introducing the Byzantine Republic -- The emperor in the republic -- Extralegal authority in a lawful polity -- The sovereignty of the people in theory -- The sovereignty of the people in practice -- The secular republic and the theocratic "imperial idea" Περίληψη: "Although Byzantium is known to history as the Eastern Roman Empire, scholars have long claimed that this Greek Christian theocracy bore little resemblance to Rome. This book reconnects Byzantium to its Roman roots, arguing that from the fifth to the twelfth centuries CE the Eastern Roman Empire was essentially a republic, with power exercised on behalf of the people and sometimes by them too. Kaldellis recovers for the historical record a less autocratic, more populist Byzantium whose Greek-speaking citizens considered themselves as fully Roman as their Latin-speaking 'ancestors.' He shows that the idea of Byzantium as a rigid imperial theocracy is a misleading construct of Western historians since the Enlightenment. With court proclamations often draped in Christian rhetoric, the notion of divine kingship emerged as a way to disguise the inherent vulnerability of each regime. The legitimacy of the emperors was not predicated on an absolute right to the throne but on the popularity of individual emperors, whose grip on power was tenuous despite the stability of the imperial institution itself. Kaldellis examines the overlooked Byzantine concept of the polity, along with the complex relationship of emperors to the law and the ways they bolstered their popular acceptance and avoided challenges. The rebellions that periodically rocked the empire were not aberrations, he shows, but an essential part of the functioning of the republican monarchy"-- Provided by publisher..Βιβλιογραφία: Περιέχει βιβλιογραφικές παραπομπές ,Περιέχει ευρετήριο.Θέμα - Θεματική επικεφαλίδα: Εξουσία (Κοινωνικές επιστήμες), Βυζαντινή Αυτοκρατορία | Ρεπουμπλικανισμός, Βυζαντινή Αυτοκρατορία | Μοναρχία, Βυζαντινή Αυτοκρατορία | Νομιμότητα των κυβερνήσεων, Βυζαντινή Αυτοκρατορία Θέμα - Γεωγραφικό Όνομα: Βυζαντινή Αυτοκρατορία, Πολιτική και διακυβέρνηση | Βυζαντινή Αυτοκρατορία, Ιστορία, 527-1081| Τύπος τεκμηρίου | Τρέχουσα βιβλιοθήκη | Ταξιθετικός αριθμός | Αριθμός αντιτύπου | Κατάσταση | Ημερομηνία λήξης | Barcode | |
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