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The Christian East. Diversity of Regional Elites. From Late Antiquity to the Modern Period.

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The Christian East. Diversity of Regional Elites. From Late Antiquity to the Modern Period.
14.99 €
The lives of the peoples of the Christian East have always been largely determined by kinship and regional ties. The narratives of church chronicles, the struggles of claimants to the patriarchal throne, and even the debates between theological schools and monastic communities often reflected the interests of particular regional elites. We cannot adequately understand the history of Middle Eastern Christians without considering the existence of these secular and ecclesiastical clan structures, their interweaving, interaction, and rivalry. This monograph examines the nature of Middle Eastern Christian regional elites and their historical destinies in various eras, from early Byzantium to the final years of the Ottoman Empire. The analysis focuses on the Syro-Palestinian region, but also touches on Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Balkans. The authors explore the influence of regional and sub-ethnic clan groups in the history of the Syro-Palestinian Orthodox (Melkites), as well as Western and Eastern Syriacs, Copts, and certain peoples of the South Caucasus and the Balkans. Scholars are attempting to answer questions such as how the ecclesiastical-political elites of Middle Eastern Christians were formed. What was the relationship between bishops and the secular "aristocracy"? To what extent were church hierarchs dependent on secular (usually Muslim) authorities and to what extent on their flocks? And what centers of power, alternative to the church hierarchy, existed among these flocks? It is impossible to fully cover such a vast topic in a single monograph, but undoubtedly, this group of authors has made a step forward in understanding the underlying processes that shaped the history of the Christian East.
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