Medieval Mount Athos between wealth and poverty / edited by Zachary Chitwood.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chitwood, Zachary, editor.

Series:

Medieval Mediterranean ; volume 142.

The medieval Mediterranean : peoples, economies and cultures, 400-1500, 0928-5520 ; volume 142

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Orthodox Eastern monasteries--Greece--Athos--History.

Orthodox Eastern monasteries.

Athos (Greece)--Church history.

Athos (Greece).

Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Church history.

Physical Description:

xii, 308 pages ; 24cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, [2024]

Summary:

"These collected studies dedicated to the Orthodox monastic center of Mount Athos during the Middle Ages paint a compelling picture of the Holy Mountain's monastic communities as economic actors. Mount Athos' rich archival holdings allow both for the minute scrutiny of economic activity and the tracing of long-term trends. Not only were Hagiorite monasteries major players on a local level, but they were also embedded within trans-Mediterranean networks of patronage. The unique status of Mount Athos as a semi-autonomous monastic polity also influenced attitudes towards landholding as well as wealth and poverty more generally. Contributors are Tinatin Chronz, Zachary Chitwood, Stefan Eichert , Martina Filosa, Mihai-D. Grigore, Michel Kaplan, Vladimer Kekelia, Kirill A. Maksimovič, Zisis Melissakis, Nicholas Melvani, Vanessa R. de Obaldía, Daniel Oltean, Nina Richards, Kostis Smyrlis, Apolon Tabuashvili, and Alexander Watzinger"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Medieval Mount Athos between wealth and poverty

ISBN:

9789004707542

9004707549

OCLC:

1445896227