A Companion to the Patriarchate of Constantinople

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This volume provides an overview of the development of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from Late Antiquity to the Early Ottoman period (4th to 15th c.). It highlights continuities and changes in the organizational, dogmatic, and intellectual framework of the central ecclesiastical institution of the Byzantine Empire in the face of political and religious upheavals. The volume pays attention to the relations of the Patriarchate with other churches in the West and in the East. Across the disciplinary divide between Byzantine and Ottoman studies, the volume explains the longevity of the Patriarchate beyond the fall of Byzantium in 1453 up to modern times. A particular focus is laid on an original register book of the 14th century. Contributors are: Claudia Rapp, Frederick Lauritzen, Tia M. Kolbaba, Johannes Preiser-Kapeller, Marie-Hélène Blanchet, Dimitrios G. Apostolopoulos, Machi Païzi-Apostolopoulou, Klaus-Peter Todt, Mihailo S. Popovic, Konstantinos Vetochnikov, Ekaterini Mitsiou, Vratislav Zervan, and Christian Gastgeber. Contents Acknowledgments Illustrations Notes on Contributors 1. Rapp C. The Early Patriarchate (325-726) 2. Lauritzen F. Patriarch and Synods in the Middle Byzantine Period (843-1081) 3. Kolbaba T. The Patriarchate and the Western Church to 1204 4. Preiser-Kapeller J. Patriarch and Synod in the Late Byzantine Period (1204-1453) 5. Blanchet M.-H. The Patriarchs and the Union of the Churches 6. Apostolopoulos D. Continuity and Change: The Patriarchate in the Early Ottoman Period 1: The Survival of a Byzantine Institution 7. Païzi-Apostolopoulou M. Continuity and Change: The Patriarchate in the Early Ottoman Period 2: Institutions and Administration: Continuity and Rupture 8. Todt K.-P. The Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Greek-Orthodox Patriarchates of the East 9. Popović M. The Patriarchate and the Churches of the Balkans 10. Vetochnikov K. The Patriarchate of Constantinople and Russian Countries in the Middle Ages 11. Mitsiou E. The Patriarchate and Imperial Power 12. Zervan V. Patriarchs and Education 13. Gastgeber Ch. Diplomatics of the Patriarchate of Constantinople: The State of Research on Byzantine Documents of the Patriarchs of Constantinople General Bibliography Maps Index of Persons Index of Place Names Index of Greek, Latin and Turkish Terms Index of Regest Numbers (Patriachal and Imperial Chancery) Index of Manuscripts