Imperial Lineages and Legacies in the Eastern Mediterranean: Recording the Imprint of Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Rule: 18 (Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Studies)

The comparative study of empires has traditionally been addressed in the widest possible global historical perspective with comparison of New World empires such as the Aztecs and Incas side by side with the history of imperial Rome and the empires of China and Russia in the medieval and modern periods. Surprisingly little work has been carried out focusing on the evolution of state control and imperial administration in the same territory; approached in a rigorous and historically grounded fashion over a wide extent of historical time from late antiquity to the twentieth century. The empires of Rome, Byzantium, the Ottomans and the latter-day imperialists in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, all inherited or seized and sought to develop overlapping parts of a common territorial base in the Eastern Mediterranean and all struggled to contain, control or otherwise alter the political, cultural and spiritual allegiances of the same indigenous population groups that were brought under their rule and administration. The task undertaken in __Imperial Lineages and Legacies in the Eastern Mediterranean__ is to investigate the balance between continuity and change adopted at various historical conjunctures when new imperial regimes were established and to expose common features and shared approaches to the challenge of imperial rule that united otherwise divergent societies and imperial administrations. The work incorporates the contributions by twelve scholars, each leading practitioners in their respective fields and each contributing their particular insights on the shared theme of imperial identity and legacy in the Mediterranean World of the pagan, Christian and Muslim eras. The Comparative Study Of Empires Has Traditionally Been Addressed In The Widest Possible Global Historical Perspective With Comparison Of New World Empires Such As The Aztecs And Incas Side By Side With The History Of Imperial Rome And The Empires Of China And Russia In The Medieval And Modern Periods. Surprisingly Little Work Has Been Carried Out Focusing On The Evolution Of State Control And Imperial Administration In The Same Territory; Approached In A Rigorous And Historically Grounded Fashion Over A Wide Extent Of Historical Time From Late Antiquity To The Twentieth Century. The Empires Of Rome, Byzantium, The Ottomans And The Latter-day Imperialists In The Nineteenth And Early Twentieth Centuries, All Inherited Or Seized And Sought To Develop Overlapping Parts Of A Common Territorial Base In The Eastern Mediterranean And All Struggled To Contain, Control Or Otherwise Alter The Political, Cultural And Spiritual Allegiances Of The Same Indigenous Population Groups That Were Brought Under Their Rule And Administration. The Task Undertaken In Imperial Lineages And Legacies In The Eastern Mediterranean Is To Investigate The Balance Between Continuity And Change Adopted At Various Historical Conjunctures When New Imperial Regimes Were Established And To Expose Common Features And Shared Approaches To The Challenge Of Imperial Rule That United Otherwise Divergent Societies And Imperial Administrations. The Work Incorporates The Contributions By Twelve Scholars, Each Leading Practitioners In Their Respective Fields And Each Contributing Their Particular Insights On The Shared Theme Of Imperial Identity And Legacy In The Mediterranean World Of The Pagan, Christian And Muslim Eras.-- Introduction: Recording The Imprint Of Roman, Byzantine And Ottoman Rule / John Haldon And Rhoads Murphey -- Part I. Law And Empire: Byzantine Courts And Their Roman Antecedents / Rosemary Morris -- Hybridity In Ottoman Legal Tradition As A Source Of Flexibility In Governing The Empire: An Overview With Particular Reference To The Application Of The Ruler’s Executive Judicial Or örfi Powers / Rhoads Murphey -- Custom, Tradition, And ‘law’ In The Post-medieval Cyclades / Aglaia Kasdagli -- Part Ii. Assertion And Disputation Of Imperial Identity In Art: Reflections On The Influence Of Imperial Art On Christian Art / Beat Brenk -- God Or Emperor?: Imperial Legacies In Byzantine Christian Visual Culture/ Leslie Brubaker -- Part Iii. Individual, Group And Corporate Identity In An Imperial Context: Religious Pluralism In The Balkans During The Late Ottoman Imperial Era: Towards A Dynamic Model / Nathalie Clayer -- Language And Power In The Late Ottoman Empire / Johann Strauss -- The Ottoman Legacy To Post-ottoman States / Frederick Anscombe -- Part Iv. Empire And Region/region And Empire: Regional Impact Of The Ottoman Empire In Greece: Archaeological Perspectives / John Bintliff -- Imperial Impacts, Regional Diversities And Local Responses: Island Identities As Reflected On Byzantine Naxos / Athanasios K. Vionis -- Legacies In The Landscape: The Vostizza District, C.1460-1715 / Malcolm Wagstaff. Edited By Rhoads Murphey. [t]he Eleven Chapters In This Volume Has Its Origins In A Conference [september 2011 In Istanbul] Covened Under The Joint Auspices Of The Centre For Byzantine, Ottoman Ans Modern Greek Studies (university Of Birmingham, Uk) And The Research Center For Anatolian Civilizations (koç University, Turkey).--page Xii. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The comparative study of empires has traditionally been addressed in the widest possible global historical perspective with comparison of New World empires such as the Aztecs and Incas side by side with the history of imperial Rome and the empires of China and Russia in the medieval and modern periods. Surprisingly little work has been carried out focusing on the evolution of state control and imperial administration in the same territory; approached in a rigorous and historically grounded fashion over a wide extent of historical time from late antiquity to the twentieth century. The empires of Rome, Byzantium, the Ottomans and the latter-day imperialists in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, all inherited or seized and sought to develop overlapping parts of a common territorial base in the Eastern Mediterranean and all struggled to contain, control or otherwise alter the political, cultural and spiritual allegiances of the same indigenous population groups that were brought under their rule and administration.0The task undertaken in 'Imperial Lineages and Legacies in the Eastern Mediterranean' is to investigate the balance between continuity and change adopted at various historical conjunctures when new imperial regimes were established and to expose common features and shared approaches to the challenge of imperial rule that united otherwise divergent societies and imperial administrations. The work incorporates the contributions by twelve scholars, each leading practitioners in their respective fields and each contributing their particular insights on the shared theme of imperial identity and legacy in the Mediterranean World of the pagan, Christian and Muslim eras Cover 1 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 List of figures 8 Notes on contributors 10 Acknowledgements 13 Introduction: recording the imprint of Roman, Byazntine and Ottoman rule 16 PART I Law and empire 30 1 Byzantine courts and their Roman antecedents 32 2 Hybridity in Ottoman legal tradition as a source of flexibility in governing the empire: an overview with particular reference to the application of the ruler’s executive judicial or örfi powers 50 3 Custom, tradition and ‘law’ in the post-medieval Cyclades 64 PART II Assertion and disputation of imperial identity in art 76 4 Reflections on the influence of Imperial art on Christian art 78 5 God or emperor? Imperial legacies in Byzantine Christian visual culture 97 PART III Individual, group and corporate identity in an imperial context 114 6 Religious pluralism in the Balkans during the late Ottoman imperial era: towards a dynamic model 116 7 Language and power in the late Ottoman Empire 130 8 The Ottoman legacy to post-Ottoman states 158 PART IV Empire and region / region and empire 172 9 Regional impact of the Ottoman empire in Greece: archaeological perspectives 174 10 Imperial impacts, regional diversities and local responses: island identities as reflected on Byzantine Naxos 180 11 Legacies in the landscape: the Vostizza district, c. 1460–1715 212 Index 226 The empires of Rome, Byzantium, the Ottomans and later the British, all sought to develop a common territorial base in the Eastern Mediterranean and all struggled to control the political and spiritual allegiances of the indigenous groups that were brought under their rule. This volume addresses the various dimensions of these successive empires