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The Form and Function of Elite Byzantine Kinship, Ca. 950-1204
This study explores the development and function of the Byzantine aristocratic family group, or genos, as a distinct social concept, considering particularly its political and cultural role, in the tenth through twelfth centuries.
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Arc Humanities Press,
2019.
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| Colección: | Beyond Medieval Europe Ser.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Defining "the Family" in Byzantine Sources and the Modern Historiography; The Language of Kinship; Marriage Impediments and the Concept of Family; Interrogating Consanguinity in a Byzantine Context; Family Names and the Politics of Reputation; Kinship and Political Developments of the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries; Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Index