IMC 2015: Sessions
Session 1624: The Empire of the Palaiologoi: Ruin or Renewal?, II - Church and Society
Thursday 9 July 2015, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | The Hellenic Institute, Royal Holloway, University of London |
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Organisers: | Christopher Hobbs, Department of History, Royal Holloway, University of London Brian McLaughlin, Hellenic Institute, Royal Holloway, University of London |
Moderator/Chair: | Andrea Mattiello, Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman & Modern Greek Studies, University of Birmingham |
Paper 1624-a | Andronikos II Palaiologos and the Orthodox Church: A Time of Flourishing or the Beginning of the End? (Language: English) Index terms: Byzantine Studies, Ecclesiastical History |
Paper 1624-b | The Palaiologan Renaissance: Iconography 1261-1453 (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - Painting, Byzantine Studies |
Paper 1624-c | The Greek Communities in Italy between Florence and Trent: The Case of Ancona (Language: English) Index terms: Byzantine Studies, Ecclesiastical History, Local History |
Abstract | In the Palaiologan period, the Orthodox Church encountered perhaps greater challenges than ever before; the question of union with the Catholic Church was always present and Orthodox communities increasingly lived under Latin or Muslim domination. The Orthodox were, however, often able to flourish under foreign rule: the Greek community of Ancona will be examined as a case study. Furthermore, developments in iconography indicate an era of artistic and cultural renewal, often designated the 'Palaiologan Renaissance'. The extent to which the Palaiologoi themselves fostered these changes will be considered in reference to Andronikos II’s efforts to heal the divisions inside the Orthodox Church. |