Social conflict in the age of Justinian : its nature, management, and mediation
Bell, P. NAuthor
'Social Conflict in the Age of Justinian' explores a range of often violent conflicts across the whole empire during AD 527-565. These conflicts were reflected at the ideological level and lead to intense persecution of intellectuals and Pagans as an ever more robust Christian ideological hegemony was established.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
'Social Conflict in the Age of Justinian' explores a range of often violent conflicts across the whole empire during AD 527-565. These conflicts were reflected at the ideological level and lead to intense persecution of intellectuals and Pagans as an ever more robust Christian ideological hegemony was established.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Apr. 24, 2013).
Part I -- An Introduction: Approaches, Methods, Sources -- 1. Understanding Social Conflict -- 2. The Analytical Framework -- Part II -- Three Major Conflicts: in Agriculture, the Factions, and the Churches -- 3. Social Conflict in Countryside and Town -- 4. Two Empire-wide Conflicts: The Factions and the Christians -- Part III -- Ideological Conflicts - Their Mediation and Management -- 5. Ideological Conflict in the Reign of Justinian I -- 6. Constructing Legitimacy -- 7. Hagia Sophia: Ideology in Stone - A Case Study -- 8. Conclusions.
Social conflict
Sociology & Social History
Regions & Countries - Europe
History & Archaeology
Social Sciences
Greece
Social Conditions