This book offers a comprehensive study into the perceptions of ancient and medieval Iran in the Byzantine empire, exploring the effects of Persian culture upon Byzantine intellectualism, society and culture.
Byzantine Ideas of Persia, 650-1461 focusses on the enduring position of ancient Persia in Byzantine cultural memory, encompassing both in the 'religious' and the 'secular' significance. By analysing a wide range of historical sources – from church literature to belles-lettres – this book examines the intricate relationship between ancient Persia and Byzantine cultural memory, as well as the integration and function of Persian motifs in the Byzantine mentality. Additionally, the author uses these sources to analyse thoroughly the knowledge Byzantines had about contemporary Iranian culture, the presence of ethnic Iranians, and the circulation and usage of the Persian language in Byzantium. Finally, this book concludes with an insightful exploration of the importance and influence of Iranian science on Byzantine scholars.
This book will appeal to scholars and studentsin the fields of Byzantine and Iranian History, particularly to those studying the cross-cultural and social influence between the two societies during the Middle Ages.
The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Edition 1st EditionFirst Published 2023eBook Published 12 December 2023Pub. Location LondonImprint RoutledgePages 288eBook ISBN 9781003205197
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |12 pages
Introduction
Size: 0.22 MBchapter 1|29 pages
Sacred Persia
Size: 4.95 MBchapter 2|15 pages
The pre-history of the Magi
Size: 0.25 MBchapter 3|20 pages
The holy Persians
Size: 0.79 MBchapter 4|18 pages
Memorising Persia
Size: 0.70 MBchapter 5|21 pages
Activating memory
Size: 0.30 MBchapter 6|18 pages
Vicissitudes of wisdom
Size: 0.28 MBchapter 7|53 pages
Iranian actualities
Size: 1.46 MBchapter |5 pages
A Greco-Iranian epilogue
Size: 0.13 MB
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