Political Culture in the Latin West, Byzantium and the Islamic World, c.700-c.1500

ISBN-13: 9781009011136 / Miękka / 2023 / 592 str.

Opis

A comparative study of how elites gained and retained power and resources in the medieval Latin West, Byzantium and the Islamic world.

Recenzje

'… a comprehensive and well-structured insight into the development of power and elite structures between the 8th and 15th centuries in the Latin-Western, Byzantine and Islamic world. … one can congratulate the editors of the volume on a successful basic work that achieves its goal.' Miriam Salzmann, H/Soz/Kult (hsozkult.de)

Spis treści

List of figures and maps; Preface and acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; List of contributors; General maps; 1. Political culture in three spheres: introduction Catherine Holmes, Jonathan Shepard, Jo Van Steenbergen and Björn Weiler; 2. Reflections on political culture in three spheres R. Stephen Humphreys; Part I. Sources: 3. Comparing the three spheres through the prism of the sources Jonathan Shepard; 4. The Latin west: sources Björn Weiler and Jonathan Shepard; 5. Byzantium: sources Jonathan Shepard; 6. The Islamic world: sources Jo Van Steenbergen and Jonathan Shepard; Part II. Historical Contexts: 7. The Latin west: pluralism in the shadow of the past Len Scales; 8. Byzantium: one or many? Catherine Holmes; 9. The Islamic world: conquest, migration and accommodating diversity Andrew Marsham, Eric Hanne and Jo Van Steenbergen; Part III. Norms, Values and their Propagation: 10. The Latin west: expectations and legitimisation Björn Weiler; 11. Byzantium: imperial order, Constantinopolitan ceremonial and pyramids of power Judith Herrin; 12. The Islamic world: community, leadership and contested patterns of continuity Andrew Marsham, Eric Hanne and Jo Van Steenbergen; Part IV. Practice and Organisation: 13. The Latin west: multiple elites and overlapping jurisdictions Daniel Power; 14. Byzantium: 'To have and to hold' – the acquisition and maintenance of elite power Rosemary Morris; 15. The Islamic world: nomads, urban elites and courts in competition Andrew Marsham, Eric Hanne and Jo Van Steenbergen; Part V. Conclusions: 16. Comparisons, connections and conclusions Jonathan Shepard; Appendix; Glossary; Index.