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oapen-20.500.12657-860122023-12-08T02:25:06Z Byzantine Ideas of Persia, 650–1461 Shukurov, Rustam Byzantine History;Cultural History;History;Iranian History;Medieval History bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities This book offers a study into the perceptions of ancient and medieval Iran in the Byzantine Empire, as well as the effects of Persian culture upon Byzantine intellectualism, society, and culture. Byzantine Ideas of Persia, 650-1461 focuses on the place of ancient Persia in Byzantine cultural memory, both in the "religious" and the "secular" sense. By analysing a wide range of historical sources – from church literature to belles-lettres – this book provides an examination of the place of ancient Persia in Byzantine cultural memory, as well as the place and function of Persian motifs in the Byzantine mentality. Additionally, the author uses these sources to analyse thoroughly the knowledge Byzantines had about contemporary Iranian culture, the presence of ethnic Iranians and the circulation and usage of the Persian language in Byzantium. Finally, this book discusses the importance and influence of Iranian science on Byzantine scholars. This book will appeal to scholars and students interested in Byzantine and Iranian History, particularly in reference to the cross-cultural and social influence of the two societies during the Middle Ages. 2023-12-07T13:22:14Z 2023-12-07T13:22:14Z 2024 book 9781032070681 9781032070674 9781003205197 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/86012 eng Global Histories Before Globalisation application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781000937176.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003205197 10.4324/9781003205197 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9781032070681 9781032070674 9781003205197 Routledge 289 open access
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This book offers a study into the perceptions of ancient and medieval Iran in the Byzantine Empire, as well as the effects of Persian culture upon Byzantine intellectualism, society, and culture.
Byzantine Ideas of Persia, 650-1461 focuses on the place of ancient Persia in Byzantine cultural memory, both in the "religious" and the "secular" sense. By analysing a wide range of historical sources – from church literature to belles-lettres – this book provides an examination of the place of ancient Persia in Byzantine cultural memory, as well as the place and function of Persian motifs in the Byzantine mentality. Additionally, the author uses these sources to analyse thoroughly the knowledge Byzantines had about contemporary Iranian culture, the presence of ethnic Iranians and the circulation and usage of the Persian language in Byzantium. Finally, this book discusses the importance and influence of Iranian science on Byzantine scholars.
This book will appeal to scholars and students interested in Byzantine and Iranian History, particularly in reference to the cross-cultural and social influence of the two societies during the Middle Ages.
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