Das Mönchtum in der Religionspolitik Kaiser Justinians I. Die Engel des Himmels und der Stellvertreter Gottes auf Erden
With his religious politics and his self-representation as the vicar of God on Earth, Justinian I (527-565) had an enduring impact on Late Antiquity. What part did monks, believed to be heavenly angels, play in promoting this notion? This book offers the first exhaustive investigation of Justinian`s...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2015
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| Series: | Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies
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| Summary: | With his religious politics and his self-representation as the vicar of God on Earth, Justinian I (527-565) had an enduring impact on Late Antiquity. What part did monks, believed to be heavenly angels, play in promoting this notion? This book offers the first exhaustive investigation of Justinian`s personal relations to monkhood and the role of monks in religious and legislative politics. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (386 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783110411362 9783110409437 9783110411386 |
| Access: | Open Access |