Experiencing Byzantium Papers From The 44th Spring Symposium Of Byzantine Studies Newcastle And Durham April 2011
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Group
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9781472412294
Description: "From the reception of imperial ekphraseis in Hagia Sophia to the sounds and smells of the back streets of Constantinople, the sensory perception of Byzantium is an area that lends itself perfectly to an investigation into the experience of the Byzantine world. The theme of experience embraces all aspects of Byzantine studies and the Experiencing Byzantium symposium brought together archaeologists, architects, art historians, historians, musicians and theologians in a common quest to step across the line that divides how we understand and experience the Byzantine world and how the Byzantines themselves perceived the sensual aspects of their empire and also their faith, spirituality, identity and the nature of ‘being’ in Byzantium"--