Format:
1 online resource (200 pages)
ISBN:
9781641890298
Series Statement:
Beyond medieval Europe
Content:
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.
Content:
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.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781641890281
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781641890281
Language:
English
