The Secrets We Keep: Hidden Histories of the Byzantine Empire - Couverture souple

Betancourt, Roland

 
9781606069080: The Secrets We Keep: Hidden Histories of the Byzantine Empire
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 160606908X ISBN 13 : 9781606069080
Editeur : Getty Research Institute,U.S., 2024

Synopsis

An intriguing look at secrecy during the Byzantine Empire and the role of the art historian in seeking truth.

Secrecy has played a role throughout human history and continues to capture the popular imagination. Some of the most seductive aspects of the Byzantine Empire--such as the relics of the imperial palace and the military uses of Greek fire--have been shrouded in mystery for centuries. This book provides a brief history of secrecy in Byzantium and examines the role of the art historian in uncovering the truth, demonstrating how visual evidence can not only reveal new findings but also purposely conceal answers.

Art historians face many challenges in their search for hidden knowledge, including accessing accounts preserved in fragmentary glimpses and reconciling how practices of speculation and reconstruction result in different, and sometimes contradictory, understandings. With pressing urgency, this book asks scholars to consider their role in articulating the stories of marginalized people, particularly for queer and trans history.

At the core of these investigations is the quest to discover how clandestine knowledge was transmitted and how relationships were strengthened by collective secret keeping, as well as how concealment is used as a strategy for exercising power. With insights into the religious, imperial, military, and cultural uses of secrecy, this book offers an intriguing look at the ways secrecy manifested itself during the Byzantine Empire and the implications it has for the issues we face today.

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À propos de l'auteur

Roland Betancourt is professor of art history at the University of California, Irvine, a 2023 Guggenheim Fellow, and an expert on the Byzantine Empire.

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Éditeur
Getty Research Institute,U.S.
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
160606908X
ISBN 13 
9781606069080
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
96
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Personne responsable
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