Christianity in Roman Scythia : ecclesiastical organization and monasticism (4th to 7th centuries) / by Ionuț Holubeanu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holubeanu, Ionuț, 1973- author.

Series:

East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; v. 90.

East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 1872-8103 ; volume 90

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dobruja (Romania and Bulgaria)--Church history.

Dobruja (Romania and Bulgaria).

Constanța (Romania)--Church history.

Constanța (Romania).

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Church history--7th century.

Ecclesiastical geography--Dobruja (Romania and Bulgaria).

Ecclesiastical geography.

Monastic and religious life--Dobruja (Romania and Bulgaria).

Monastic and religious life.

Physical Description:

xiii, 487 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2024]

Summary:

"At present, there is no scholarly consensus on the ecclesiastical organization in the Roman province of Scythia (4th-7th centuries). This volume proposes a new interpretation of some of the historical evidence concerning the evolution of the see of Tomi: a great metropolis, first with suffragan bishoprics outside Roman Scythia and then inside it, and later an autocephalous archbishopric. Though there are also many unclear aspects regarding the evolution of monastic life in the province, this book reveals that, in contrast with the development of the monastic infrastructure in Roman Scythia, a spiritual decline began in the mid-5th century/"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: The Land between the Danube and the Black Sea in Late Antiquity

Part 1 Evolution of the Ecclesiastical Organization of Scythia (4th-7th Centuries AD). Scholarly Views on the Evolution of the Ecclesiastical Organization of Roman Scythia ; The See of Tomi in the Period between the 4th and the 7th Centuries AD ; The Ordinary Bishoprics on the Territory of the Roman Province of Scythia ; 'Valentinianus Episcopus Scythiae' ; The Historical Stages of the See of Odessos from Ordinary Bishopric in Scythia to Great Metropolis of Moesia Secunda ; The Ecclesiastical Province of Scythia and Church Organization on the Eastern and Northern Black Sea Coastlines (4th-6th Centuries AD)

Part 2 Monasticism in Roman Scythia (4th-7th Centuries AD). Studies on Monasticism in Roman Scythia ; A Historical Survey of Eastern Monasticism ; Primitive Ascetism in Roman Scythia ; The Audians ; Monasticism in Scythia in the Second Half of the 4th Century ; Monasticism in Roman Scythia in the Textual Sources during the 5th-7th Centuries AD ; Monasteries on the Territory between the Danube and the Black Sea during 4th-7th Centuries AD

Conclusions.

Notes:

"Within the administrative organization of the empire, Scythia was part of the diocese of Thrace, with a capital city at Tomi (now Constanța, Romania), situated on the Black Sea coast. Its borders were marked by the Danube River to the west and north, without the Delta from the mouth of the river, by the Black Sea coast to the east, and in the south, in the area neighbouring Moesia Secunda, mainly by the course of the rivers Sukha Reka, toward the Danube, and Batova, toward the Black Sea shore."--Pages 1-2.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-465) and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Holubeanu, Ionuț, 1973- Christianity in Roman Scythia

ISBN:

9789004690295

9004690298

OCLC:

1402019201