women and empire in Byzantium Herrin, Judith. creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. nju Princeton Princeton University Press 2013 monographic eng

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xix, 328 p. 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. Judith Herrin. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. mm----- Women Byzantine Empire History Middle Ages, 500-1500 Women Byzantine Empire Social conditions Women and religion Byzantine Empire Upper class women Byzantine Empire Byzantine Empire Social life and customs HQ1147.B98 H47 2013eb 305.420939/8618 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10658391 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10658391 CaPaEBR 121012 ebr10658391