This book offers the first analysis of female monasticism across the last three centuries of the Byzantine empire using Social Network Analysis (SNA). The present study analyzes and reconstructs the networks of Byzantine female monasteries as well as the geographical and spatial dimensions of monastic life, art, and literary production. Moreover, it reconstructs and represents the networks of specific female monastic individuals, female involvement in ecclesiastical controversies, and the complexity of patronage.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Ekaterini Mitsiou
EAN: 9781802703870
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAGES: 264
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HEIGHT: 229 mm
PUBLISHED BY: Arc Humanities Press
DATE PUBLISHED: 2026-07-31
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GENRE: HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, HISTORY / Women, HISTORY / Byzantine Empire, RELIGION / Christianity / History
WIDTH: 152 mm
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Book Themes:
c 1000 CE to c 1500, European history: medieval period, middle ages, History of religion, Religious communities and monasticism
Ekaterini Mitsiou (Vienna) is an expert on the monasticism and economic life of Byzantium. Her recent publications include three volumes of proceedings as well as articles on Latin and Byzantine monasteries in Constantinople, female monasticism, and Byzantine economic history.