UID:
almahu_9948619551902882
Format:
1 online resource (x, 186 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781641890298 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Beyond medieval Europe
Content:
By the end of the twelfth century, the Byzantine 'genos' was a politically effective social group based upon ties of consanguineous kinship, but, importantly, it was also a cultural construct, an idea that held very real power, yet defies easy categorization. This study explores the role and function of the Byzantine aristocratic family group, or 'genos', as a distinct social entity, particularly its political and cultural role, as it appears in a variety of sources in the tenth through twelfth centuries.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Nov 2020).
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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.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781641890281
Language:
English
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781641890298/type/BOOK
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