Aspects of the Mind of Byzantium: Political Theory, Theology and Ecclesiastical Relations With the See of Rome (Variorum Collected Studies Series, 717)

"This volume of studies by the late Milton Anastos contains his major articles published after his previous collection appeared, along with the first publication of a portion of The Mind of Byzantium, Anastos's projected multi-volume survey of Byzantine intellectual history. These essays deal with the theoretical foundations of Byzantine imperial autocracy, with the formulation of Byzantine theology, and with the often contentious relations between the Churches of Constantinople and Rome. The Byzantine concept of imperial absolutism is shown to have been derived from ancient Greek philosophy and to have persisted unchanged throughout Byzantine history. Other articles focus on the theology of Basil of Caesarea, which is found to be inconsistent with orthodox doctrine in important respects. Last, the relations between the Roman Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church in the Byzantine period are surveyed, with emphasis on the theological and ecclesiological controversies that divided them."--Jacket Cover Series Page Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction Acknowledgements Publisher's Note I. Byzantine Political Theory: Its Classical Precedents and Legal Embodiment II. Basil's Kara Evvopiov. A Critical Analysis III. CI. 1.14.4 and the Emperors' Exemption from the Laws IV. The Emperor Justin Fs Role in the Restoration of Chalcedonian Doctrine, 518-519 V. Basil's Lapses into Arianism and How Athanasius Had Avoided Them VI. The Papal Legates at the Council of 861 and Their Compliance with the Wishes of the Emperor Michael III VII. The Coronation of Emperor Michael IV in 1034 by Empress Zoe and Its Significance VIII. Constantinople and Rome: A Survey of the Relations between the Byzantine and the Roman Churches Index