IMC 2007: Sessions
Session 706: Approaching the Byzantine Family, II: Ideology and Action
Tuesday 10 July 2007, 14.15-15.45
Organisers: | Dion C. Smythe, Institute of Byzantine Studies, Queen's University Belfast Shaun Tougher, School of History, Archaeology & Religion, Cardiff University |
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Moderator/Chair: | Leslie Brubaker, Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman & Modern Greek Studies, Department of Classics, Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Birmingham / Institute of Archaeology & Antiquity, University of Birmingham |
Paper 706-a | Families and Other Animals (Language: English) |
Paper 706-b | The Imperial Family: The Case of the Macedonians (Language: English) Index terms: Byzantine Studies, Mentalities, Political Thought, Social History |
Paper 706-c | Family Life in the Cloister (Language: English) Index terms: Byzantine Studies, Gender Studies, Social History, Women’s Studies |
Abstract | This session explores the Byzantine family both in an ideological framework and in action. Dion Smythe considers how to categorize the Byzantine family, examining for instance the oikos model, but also a range of other models. Shaun Tougher analyses family relations within the imperial family, taking the specific case of the Macedonian Dynasty. He explores the dynamics of family relationships within the dynasty, and questions whether these were typical. Lynda Garland focuses on famililes in a monastic context, exploring the ways in which family concerns still prevailed within monastic establishments. |