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基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 1987.
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In a lucid history of what used to be termed "the Dark Ages," Judith Herrin outlines the origins of Europe from the end of late antiquity to the coronation of Charlemagne. She shows that the clash between nascent Islam and stubburn Byzantium was the central contest that allowed "Europe" to develop, and she thereby places the rise of the West in its true Mediterranean context. Her inquiry centers on the notion of "Christendom." Instead of taking medieval beliefs for granted or separating theology from politics, she treats the faith as a material force. In a path-breaking account of the arguments over Christian doctrine, she shows how the northern sphere of the Roman world divided into two distinct and self-conscious imperial units, as the Arabs swept through the southern regions. One of the most interesting strands of the author's argument concerns religious art and iconoclasm. Her book shows how the impact of Islam's Judaic ban on graven images precipitated both the iconoclast crisis in Constantinople and the West's unique commitment to pictorial narrative, as justified by Pope Gregory the Great.
Contents
List of Plates xiii Acknowledgements ix Introduction 3 PART I. LATE ANTIQUITY 1. Romans and Non-Romans 15 2. Christian Influence in Late Antique Culture 19 3. The Culture in the Sixth Century: The Council of 533 133 4. The Acheivment of Gregory the Great 145 5. Byzantium Confronted by Islam 183 6. The Visigothic Alternative 220 7. The Roots of Christian Part III 295 8. Eastern Iconoclasm: Islamic and Byzantine 307 9. Divergent Paths 344 10. The Carolingian Innovation 390 11. The Two Emperors of Christendom 445 12. Conclusion 477 Afterword 481 Abbreviatons 489 Index 493
