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Emperor and Priest: The Imperial Office in Byzantium - Past and Present Publications
Dagron, Gilbert (College de France, Paris)
Emperor and Priest: The Imperial Office in Byzantium - Past and Present Publications
Dagron, Gilbert (College de France, Paris)
The figure of the Byzantine emperor, who sometimes was also designated a priest, has long fascinated the western imagination. This classic book studies in detail the imperial union of 'two powers', temporal and spiritual, against a broad background of relations between Church and state and religious and political spheres.
356 pages, 10 b/w illus.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | June 4, 2007 |
ISBN13 | 9780521036979 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 356 |
Dimensions | 229 × 155 × 23 mm · 550 g |
Language | English |
Translator | Birrell, Jean |