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Theodore Metochites: Statesman and Philosopher, 1270-1332 - Couverture rigide

Lauritzen, Frederick

 
9781736656181: Theodore Metochites: Statesman and Philosopher, 1270-1332
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 173665618X ISBN 13 : 9781736656181
Editeur : Franciscan Academic Press, 2024

Synopsis

"Theodore Metochites (1270-1328) is one of the most important writers, thinkers, and statemen of the Byzantine Empire. Metochites and his rival Nikephoros Choumnos (1250-1327) animated the philosophical and cultural debate in Constantinople in the early fourteenth century. Each held the title of mesazon, a powerful position in the Byzantine government, and both men were active just before the controversy concerning the "divine light" and mystic contemplation (Hesychasm) that broke out in 1340. They had become monks before the synods were gathered to decide whether Gregory Palamas was Orthodox or not, resulting in his victory (Synods of Constantinople of 1341, 1347, 1351). Metochites is famous for his artistic patronage of the Monastery of Saint Saviour in Chora (Kariye Camii), where he retired. The monastery's mosaics and frescoes are among the greatest witnesses to Byzantine aesthetics. Metochites's writings are significant in the Byzantine era and are presented in this volume by some of the principal specialists of his work"--

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À propos de l'auteur

Frederick Lauritzen is a historian at the Scuola Grande di San Marco, Venezia.

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Éditeur
Franciscan Academic Press
Date d'édition
2024
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
173665618X
ISBN 13 
9781736656181
Reliure
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Nombre de pages
184
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