Private Religious Foundations in the Byzantine EmpireThomas examines the private ownership of ecclesiastical institutions to determine the nature and extent of private ownership of religious institutions in the Byzantine Empire. This includes churches, monasteries, and philanthropic institutions such as hospitals and orphanages, which were founded by private individuals and retained for personal administration independent of the public authorities of the state and church. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Regulation of Private Religious Foundations under | 37 |
Private Religious Foundations in Egypt from the Evidence | 59 |
Private Religious Foundations in Byzantium 5651025 | 111 |
The Crisis of Private Religious Foundations and Its | 149 |
Private Religious Foundations in the Age of the Charistike | 167 |
The Reform Movement against the Charistike | 186 |
The Rise of the Great Independent Monasteries | 214 |
Private Religious Foundations in the Last Centuries of the | 244 |
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