Elite Byzantine Kinship, Ca. 950-1204

Blood, Reputation, and the Genos
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-64189-028-1
Verlag: ARC Humanities Press

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 476 g

Reihe: Beyond Medieval Europe

This study explores the role and function of the Byzantine aristocratic family group, or genos, as a distinct social entity, particularly its political and cultural role, as it appears in a variety of sources in the tenth through twelfth centuries. While the genos has served as a central component of many historical arguments attempting to explain the changes occurring in this period, no scholar has yet produced a study focused on the genos as a social unit, and even the concept’s basic definition remains unclear. At the same time, historians of Late Antiquity, Medieval Europe, and Byzantium have all struggled to find meaningful ways to analyze and interpret kinship structures beyond the household or nuclear family. This work seeks to ameliorate these shortcomings and, in so doing, addresses aspects of cultural, social, and political change in Byzantium through the lens of kinship.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Leidholm, Nathan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Byzantinische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. Defining "The Family" in Byzantine Sources and Modern Historiography
2. The Language of Kinship
3. Marriage Impediments and the Concept of Family
4. Interrogating Consanguinity in a Byzantine Context
5. Family Names and the Politics of Reputation
6. Kinship and Political Developments of the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries
Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Leidholm, Nathan
Nathan Leidholm is an Assistant Professor at Bilkent University. He earned his PhD in Byzantine History from the University of Chicago in 2016.