Leo VI and the transformation of Byzantine Christian identity: writings of an unexpected emperor
The Byzantine emperor Leo VI (886-912), was not a general or even a soldier, like his predecessors, but a scholar, and it was the religious education he gained under the tutelage of the patriarch Photios that was to distinguish him as an unusual ruler. This book analyses Leo's literary output,...
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| Type de support: | Numérique/imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Cambridge New York, NY Port Melbourne, VIC New Delhi Singapore
Cambridge University Press
[2018]
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| Dans: | Année: 2018 |
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Leo, VI., Imperium Byzantinum, Imperator 865-912
/ Identité religieuse
/ Christianisme
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Leo VI 866-912
Leo VI 866-912
To 1500
B Byzantine Empire History 527-1081 Byzantine Empire B Bibliographie B Identification (religion) B Leo, 866-912 *Emperor of the East* VI B Identity (Psychology) Religious aspects Christianity B Identification (religion) History To 1500 B Byzantine Empire History 527-1081 |
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| Résumé: | The Byzantine emperor Leo VI (886-912), was not a general or even a soldier, like his predecessors, but a scholar, and it was the religious education he gained under the tutelage of the patriarch Photios that was to distinguish him as an unusual ruler. This book analyses Leo's literary output, focusing on his deployment of ideological principles and religious obligations to distinguish the characteristics of the Christian oikoumene from the Islamic caliphate, primarily in his military manual known as the Taktika. It also examines in depth his 113 legislative Novels, with particular attention to their theological prolegomena, showing how the emperor's religious sensibilities find expression in his reshaping of the legal code to bring it into closer accord with Byzantine canon law. Meredith L. D. Riedel argues that the impact of his religious faith transformed Byzantine cultural identity and influenced his successors, establishing the Macedonian dynasty as a 'golden age' in Byzantium.0 The reign of Leo VI. - Romans imitating Saracens?. - The Byzantine Christian approach to war. - The ideal Christian general. - A new Solomon. - Imperial sacrality in action. - Leo VI as homilist. - Byzantines as chosen people. - Byzantine Christian statecraft |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1107053072 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781107281967 |