The Expansion of Orthodox Europe: Byzantium, the Balkans and Russia (The Expansion of Latin Europe, 1000-1500)

This volume aims to clarify some of the context for the expansion of Western Europe by focusing on what had been the greatest power in early medieval Europe, the Byzantine empire, and on the continuing strengths and expansion of the Orthodox world. Byzantine 'orthodoxy' offered a format for faith, hope and fear in various combinations, involving religious beliefs and an idealised world-order. Its multifaceted nature helps explain Byzantium's success - the resilience of the earthly empire and the appeal of its religious organisation and rites to other societies. The volume reprints a set of key studies, combining classic treatments of Byzantine and Slavic history with far-reaching explorations of the extent of those worlds. Part I focuses on the empire in its heyday: some studies illustrate the sense of manifest destiny bolstering the imperial order until - and even beyond - Constantinople's fall to the fourth crusaders in 1204. The spread of the Byzantines' cult enlarged their trading zone northwards across Rus, while Byzantine-based merchants were more active than is generally realised in the Eastern Mediterranean. Part II includes an overview of the 'fragmentation' following 1204. Studies show how Byzantine rites and ideals of rulership were adopted by Serb and Bulgarian dynasts. Particular attention is paid to Rus: although subjugated by the Mongols, Rus churchmen, monks and leading princes all drew on Byzantine religious texts and imagery. From the later fifteenth century Moscow's rulers began to be portrayed as new guardians of religious correctness, even as the World's End supposedly drew nigh. The Introduction contextualises the studies included here, highlighting the significance (and not just in terms of rivalry) of the Byzantine Orthodox world for developments in Western Europe God And The 'family Of Princes' Presided Over By The Byzantine Emperor / André Grabar -- The Strength Of Empire And Capital As Seen Through Byzantine Eyes / Paul J. Alexander -- The History Of The Future And Its Uses : Prophecy, Policy And Propaganda (with Postscript) / Paul Magdalino -- Emperors And Expansionism : From Rome To Middle Byzantium / Jonathan Shepard -- Isaac Ii, Saladin And Venice / Paul Magdalino -- Byzantine Trade With Egypt From The Mid-tenth Century To The Fourth Crusade / David Jacoby -- Prayer, Illumination, And Good Times : The Export Of Byzantine Wine And Oil To The North Of Russia In Pre-mongol Times / Thomas S. Noonan And Roman K. Kovalev -- Wine And Oil For All The Rus'! The Importation Of Byzantine Wine And Olive Oil To Kievan Rus' / Thomas S. Noonan And Roman K. Kovalev -- The Many Frontiers Of Pre-mongol Rus' / David B. Miller -- Mission Impossible : Ups And Downs In Byzantine Missionary Activity From The Eleventh To The Fifteenth Century / Sergey A. Ivanov -- The 'second Bulgarian Empire' : Its Origin And History To 1204 / Robert L. Wolff -- Fragmentation (1204-1453) (with Bibliography) / Stephen W. Reinert -- Some Observations On The Administrative Terminology Of The Second Bulgarian Empire (13th-14th Centuries) / Ivan Biliarsky -- Tsar Stephen Dušan And Mount Athos / George C. Soulis -- Between Kingdom And Empire : Dušan's State 1346-1355 Reconsidered / Sima M. Ćirković -- Divine Wisdom As Part Of Byzantine Imperial Ideology : Research Into The Artistic Interpretations Of The Theme In Medieval Serbia : Narthex Programmes Of Lesnovo And Sopoćani / Zaga Gavrilović -- Khan Or Basileus : An Aspect Of Russian Medieval Political Theory / Michael Cherniavsky -- 'know Thy Enemy' : Medieval Russian Familiarity With The Mongols Of The Golden Horde / Charles J. Halperin -- Under Pressure From The Pagans? : The Mongols And The Russian Church / Sergei Hackel -- Cultural Ties : Byzantium, The Southern Slavs And Russia / John Meyendorff -- Late Byzantine Culture And The Slavs : A Study In Acculturation / Dimitri Obolensky -- The Holy Man And Christianization From The Apocryphal Apostles To St. Stephen Of Perm / Richard M. Price. Edited By Jonathan Shepard. Collection Of Articles Previously Published Between 1954 And 2004. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. God and the family of princes presided over by the Byzantine emperor / A. Grabar The strength of empire and capital as seen through Byzantine eyes / P. Alexander The history of the future and its uses : prophecy, policy and propaganda / P. Magdalino Emperors and expansionism : from Rome to middle Byzantium / J. Shepard Isaac II Ange, Saladin et Venise / P. Magdalino Byzantine trade with Egypt from the mid-tenth century to the fourth crusade / D. Jacoby Prayer, illumination and good times : the export of Byzantine wine and oil to the north of Russia in pre-Mongol times, Byzantium and the north / T.S. Noonan and R.K. Kovalev Wine and oil for all the Rus! the importation of Byzantine wine and olive oil to Kievan Rus, Byzantium and the north / T.S. Noonan and R.K. Kovalev The many frontiers of pre-Mongol Rus / D.B. Miller Mission impossible [a fresh look at Byzantine missions, a specially commissioned article; drafted in English, deliberately focusing on post-1000. final touches (mainly on English idiom) carried out by J. Shepard] / S. Ivanov The second Bulgarian empire : its origin and history to 1204 / R.l. Wolff Fragmentation (1204-1453) / S. Reinert Some observations on the administrative terminology of the second Bulgarian empire (13th-14th centuries) / I. Biliarsky Tsar Stephen Dsan and Mount Athos / G.C. Soulis Between kingdom and empire : Dusans state 1346-1355 reconsidered, Byzantium and Serbia in the 14th century / S.M. Cirkov Divine wisdom as part of Byzantine imperial ideology : research into the artistic interpretations of the theme in medieval Serbia / Z. Gavrilovic Kkhan or Basileus : an aspect of Russian medieval political theory / M. Cherniavsky Know thy enemy : medieval Russian familiarity with the Mongols of the Golden Horde / C.J. Halperin Under pressure from the pagans? : the Mongols and the Russian church / S. Hackel Byzantium and the rise of Russia / J. Meyendorff Late Byzantine culture and the Slavs : a study in acculturation / D. Obolensky The holy man and christianization from the apocryphal apostles to St. Stephen of Perm. Half Title Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Abbreviations Maps General Editor’s Preface Introduction PART ONE – THE BUOYANCY OF BYZANTIUM BEFORE 1204: ITS MANIFEST DESTINY AND MANY FRONTIERS 1 God and the ‘Family of Princes’ Presided Over by the Byzantine Emperor 2 The Strength of Empire and Capital as Seen Through Byzantine Eyes 3 The History of the Future and its Uses: Prophecy, Policy and Propaganda (with Postscript) 4 Emperors and Expansionism: From Rome to Middle Byzantium 5 Isaac II, Saladin and Venice 6 Byzantine Trade with Egypt from the mid-Tenth Century to the Fourth Crusade 7 Prayer, Illumination, and Good Times: The Export of Byzantine Wine and Oil to the North of Russia in pre-Mongol Times 8 Wine and Oil for All the Rus’ ! The Importation of Byzantine Wine and Olive Oil to Kievan Rus’ 9 The Many Frontiers of pre-Mongol Rus’ 10 Mission Impossible: Ups and Downs in Byzantine Missionary Activity from the Eleventh to the Fifteenth Century 11 The ‘Second Bulgarian Empire’. Its Origin and History to 1204 PART TWO – AFTER THE FALL: SHIFTING CENTRES OF THE ORTHODOX WORLD 12 Fragmentation (1204–1453) (with bibliography) 13 Some Observations on the Administrative Terminology of the Second Bulgarian Empire (13th–14th centuries) 14 Tsar Stephen Dušan and Mount Athos 15 Between Kingdom and Empire: Dušan’s State 1346–1355 Reconsidered 16 Divine Wisdom as Part of Byzantine Imperial Ideology. Research into the Artistic Interpretations of the Theme in Medieval Serbia. Narthex Programmes of Lesnovo and Sopoćani 17 Khan or Basileus: An Aspect of Russian Medieval Political Theory 18 ‘Know Thy Enemy’: Medieval Russian Familiarity with the Mongols of the Golden Horde 19 Under Pressure from the Pagans? – The Mongols and the Russian Church 20 Cultural Ties: Byzantium, the Southern Slavs and Russia 21 Late Byzantine Culture and the Slavs: A Study in Acculturation 22 The Holy Man and Christianization from the Apocryphal Apostles to St Stephen of Perm Index