A translation with commentary of all the legal texts from a transformative and little understood period in Byzantine history
Die Geschichte der byzantinischen Rechtsquellen von Spyros Troianos ist nach Umfang und Detailliertheit konkurrenzlos. Ihre Übersetzung aus dem Neugriechischen, verbunden mit einer umfassenden Ergänzung und Anpassung an den gegenwärtigen Forschungsstand auf diesem noch in ständi…
"This work is a study of Byzantine canon law which, although usually neglected by legal-historical research, Dr Wagschal argues is a fascinating and complex legal system of considerable coherence and sophistication, with many implications for our broader understanding of Christi…
Byzantine church law remains terra incognita to most scholars in the western academy. In this work, David Wagschal provides a fresh examination of this neglected but fascinating world. Confronting the traditional narratives of decline and primitivism that have long discouraged s…
Présentation de l'éditeur : "Byzantine church law remains terra incognita to most scholars in the western academy. In this work, David Wagschal provides a fresh examination of this neglected but fascinating world. Confronting the traditional narratives of decline and primitivism…
"Byzantine church law remains terra incognita to most scholars in the western academy. In this work, David Wagschal provides a fresh examination of this neglected but fascinating world. Confronting the traditional narratives of decline and primitivism that have long discouraged …