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Byzantine Studies has reached a tipping point: a growing number of historians have realized that the terms \u201cByzantium\u201d and \u201cthe Byzantines\u201d distort the reality and identity of the society that we study, and encode a series of prejudices that were embedded in western perceptions. The aim of these terms was to exclude the eastern empire from important discussions and historical developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is time to end this exercise in orientalist fiction, but what are the alternatives? In this book, Anthony Kaldellis surveys the pros and cons of a range of possible options and examines the implications of a field name-change also for art history, philology, and the study of Eastern Orthodoxy. The new name he proposes will carry the field into the next phase of its history, renegotiate its relationships with its peers and respect the testimony of our sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anthony Kaldellis<\/strong> is a professor of Classics at the University of Chicago. He has published many books and articles on the history, culture, and literature of Byzantium, ranging from the fourth to the fifteenth centuries. His most recent book is a new, comprehensive history of the eastern Roman empire: The New Roman Empire: A History of Byzantium (Oxford, 2023). He is also the host of the academic podcast \u201cByzantium & Friends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introduction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 1. RIP Byzantium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 2. Contenders for a New Field Name<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 3. Implications for Allied Fields<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Reading<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Objavljeno: 2024.
ISBN: 9781802701821
112 str.
Arc Humanities Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Op\u0161irnije: https:\/\/www.arc-humanities.org\/9781802701821\/the-case-for-east-roman-studies\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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