Dissidence and Persecution in Byzantium : From Constantine to Michael Psellos.

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Figures and Tables -- Abbreviations Not Used in Oxford Classical Dictionary -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Avenging Sword? Imperial Legislation on Temples in the 4th and Early 5th Centuries -- Chapter 2 Monsters Dressed in Purple: Imperial Critique in Early 7th-Century Byzantine Literature -- Chapter 3 The Mission of Abbot Martin in Dalmatia and Istria 641 or 642: A New Interpretation -- Chapter 4 The Inscription of Archbishop John of Split: Iconoclasm and Dissidence in Late 8th-Century Dalmatia -- Chapter 5 Justinian II's Two Silentia -- Chapter 6 A Quest for Uniformity? The Armenian Canons of the Quinisext Council (c. 691/692) -- Chapter 7 Byzantine Christian Claims of Religious Legitimacy: Jews as Dissident Foils in Adversus Iudaeos Dialogues in Discussions on Icons -- Chapter 8 The Portrayal of Jews and Ex-Jews in the Byzantine Life of Constantine the Former Jew and Its Historical Context -- Chapter 9 A Clash of Eschatological Paradigms? The Condemnation of John Italos Revisited -- General Index.

This volume explores different perspectives of dissent and persecution from Constantine to Michael Psellos, the reasons driving dissent and causing persecutions, as well as their perceptions and depictions in the Byzantine literature.

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