The Monks and Monasteries of Constantinople, ca. 350-850

By: Peter Hatlie

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Hardcover | 7 February 2008

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Between 350 and 850 Constantinople emerged as both the greatest city of the Mediterranean world and a monastic centre of unparalleled importance. Drawing upon a wide range of sources, including a rich body of hagiographical evidence, this study documents the historical relationship between the city and its monks during this crucial formative period. Monks and nuns played a key role from the beginning. In 350 their numbers were few, yet their impact on local politics and the church was significant. By 850 their presence was felt everywhere - from the world of the imperial court and church, to the local economy, elite culture, social services and popular piety. This dramatic rise in the influence of local monasticism was the result of its impressive numerical growth over time, and hard-won success in adapting the singular call of the monastic life to the challenges of the great medieval metropolis and imperial capital.

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Review of the hardback: 'This is [an] important book which fills a gap. It covers the crucial period before that treated in Rosemary Morris's excellent Monks and Laymen in Byzantium, 843-1118 (1995), and it provides a detailed and comprehensive treatment of the neglected subject of monks and monasteries in Constantinople itself. ... It will certainly become a standard work.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History

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List of maps
List of illustrations
Note on transliteration, terminology and primary source references
List of abbreviations
Developing trends in early Byzantine monasticism, ca 300-565	p. 30
The founding generations of monks in Constantinople, ca 350-430	p. 62
Conflict and confidence, ca 430-518	p. 90
Compromise and its rewards in the age of Justinian and Theodora, 518-565	p. 133
Useful partners in the late antique city, ca 565-610	p. 183
Lost in adversity, ca 610-730	p. 212
Monks and society: numbers, families, friendships and fraternities	p. 263
The great expansion of monastic institutions	p. 312
Monks in the world	p. 353
Monks and culture	p. 404
Master list of the monasteries of Constantinople and its hinterland, 350-850	p. 457
Catalogue of Iconodule bishops, archbishops and metropolitans, 815-843	p. 473
Catalogue of Iconodule abbots, abbesses and important monks and nuns, 815-843	p. 476
Select list of monastic authors working in Constantinople, ca. 730-850	p. 484
Maps	p. 487
Bibliography	p. 493
Index	p. 539
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