Elite Byzantine kinship, ca. 950-1204 : blood, reputation, and the genos / / by Nathan Leidholm [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Leidholm Nathan (Nathan Paul)
• Pubblicazione: Leeds : , : Arc Humanities Press, , 2019
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 186 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 949.502
• Soggetto topico: Aristocracy (Social class) - Byzantine Empire; Kinship - Byzantine Empire; Elite (Social sciences) - Byzantine Empire
• Soggetto geografico: Byzantine Empire History 527-1081; Byzantine Empire History Comneni dynasty, 1081-1185; Byzantine Empire History Angeli, 1185-1204; Byzantine Empire Social conditions
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Nov 2020).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Elite Byzantine kinship, ca. 950-1204
• ISBN: 1-64189-029-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910480795103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Beyond medieval Europe.