[PDF.18xy] Women in Purple: Three Byzantine Empresses

Women in Purple: Three Byzantine Empresses

[PDF.qo84] Women in Purple: Three Byzantine Empresses

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 | #3719190 in Books |  2001-09-13 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | File type: PDF | 320 pages

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||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| An enlightening look at a neglected era|By L.S. Jaszczak|A history of three Byzantine empresses, all of whom lived during the Iconoclasm controversy of the late eighth and early to mid-ninth century (another appropriate topic considering the recent violence in the Muslim world over the cartoons showing the Prophet Muhammed). Herrin suggests that the power held by these women is

This is the story of three Byzantine empresses who between 780 and 856 restored the veneration of icons, thus saving the Byzantine Empire from a purely symbolic and abstract decorative art, and ensuring its influence for centuries to come. This exhilarating and fascinating account evokes the complex and deeply religious world of Constantinople - at that time the largest, finest and wealthiest metropolis of the known world - its monuments and palaces, its court ceremonies...

You easily download any file type for your device.Women in Purple: Three Byzantine Empresses   |  Judith Herrin. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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