Dissidence and Persecution in Byzantium From Constantine to Michael Psellos

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This volume explores different perspectives of dissent and persecution from Constantine to Michael Psellos, the reasons driving dissent and causing persecutions, as well as their perceptions and depictions in the Byzantine literature. Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Figures and Tables Abbreviations Not Used in Oxford Classical Dictionary Notes on Contributors Introduction Chapter 1 The Avenging Sword? Imperial Legislation on Temples in the 4th and Early 5th Centuries Chapter 2 Monsters Dressed in Purple: Imperial Critique in Early 7th-Century Byzantine Literature Chapter 3 The Mission of Abbot Martin in Dalmatia and Istria 641 or 642: A New Interpretation Chapter 4 The Inscription of Archbishop John of Split: Iconoclasm and Dissidence in Late 8th-Century Dalmatia Chapter 5 Justinian II’s Two Silentia Chapter 6 A Quest for Uniformity? The Armenian Canons of the Quinisext Council (c. 691/692) Chapter 7 Byzantine Christian Claims of Religious Legitimacy: Jews as Dissident Foils in Adversus Iudaeos Dialogues in Discussions on Icons Chapter 8 The Portrayal of Jews and Ex-Jews in the Byzantine Life of Constantine the Former Jew and Its Historical Context Chapter 9 A Clash of Eschatological Paradigms? The Condemnation of John Italos Revisited General Index