Creating memories in late 8th-century Byzantium : the Short history of Nikephoros of Constantinople / Dragoljub Marjanović.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marjanović, Dragoljub, author.

Series:

Central European medieval studies ; 2.

Central European medieval studies ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nicephorus, Saint, Patriarch of Constantinople.

Nicephorus.

Heraclius, Emperor of the East, approximately 575-641.

Heraclius.

Iconoclasm.

Historiography.

Byzantine Empire--Historiography.

Byzantine Empire.

Iconoclasm--Byzantine Empire.

Physical Description:

250 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2018]

Summary:

'Creating Memories in Late 8th-Century Byzantium' is one of the key sources for our understanding of Byzantine history in the seventh and eighth century. This book offers a close look at that volume and its manner of representation of the past - Nikephoros's specific authorial method in the shaping of the image of Byzantine emperors and ecclesiastical topics linked with Iconoclasm. When seen through this lens, Creating Memories is revealed to be more engaged with and burdened by contemporary political and ecclesiastical strife than has previously been thought.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789462980396

946298039X

OCLC:

979568007