Das Mönchtum in der Religionspolitik Kaiser Justinians I.

With his religious politics and his self-representation as the vicar of God on Earth, Justinian I (527-565) had an enduring impact on Late Antiquity. What part did monks, believed to be heavenly angels, play in promoting this notion? This book offers the first exhaustive investigation of Justinian&#...

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Main Author:	Hasse-Ungeheuer, Alexandra (Author)
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format:	eBook
Language:	German
Published:	De Gruyter 2016.
Subjects:	Justinian > I, > Emperor of the East, > 483?-565. Justinian > I, > Emperor of the East, > 483?-565 Byzantine Empire > Politics and government > 527-1081. Byzantine Empire > History > Justinian I, 527-565. Monasticism and religious orders > Greece. Church and state > Byzantine Empire > History. Church history > Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600. Empire byzantin > Politique et gouvernement > 527-1081. Empire byzantin > Histoire > 527-565 (Justinien Ier) Monachisme et ordres religieux > Grèce. Église et État > Empire byzantin > Histoire. Église > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive) Church and state Church history > Primitive and early church Monasticism and religious orders Politics and government Byzantine Empire Greece 30-1081 Electronic books. Ancient; Christianity. History
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Summary:	With his religious politics and his self-representation as the vicar of God on Earth, Justinian I (527-565) had an enduring impact on Late Antiquity. What part did monks, believed to be heavenly angels, play in promoting this notion? This book offers the first exhaustive investigation of Justinian's personal relations to monkhood and the role of monks in religious and legislative politics.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
ISBN:	9783110411362 3110411369 9783110411386 3110411385