The Byzantine Lists
Subtitle: ERRORS OF THE LATINS (Illinois Medieval Studies)
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: August 16, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780252025587
Subjects: Early Church; History of religion; World history: BCE to c 500 CE; Orthodox Eastern Church; History; Byzantine Empire - History; Medieval Church (476-1517); Religion - Church History; Middle Ages, 600-1500; History: World; Byzantine Empire; History and criticism; Christianity - Denominations; Christianity - History - General; History / Medieval; Relations; Renaissance; Catholic Church; Church history; Controversial literature
First sentence: The Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches are today in a state of schism.
Description: "The Byzantine lists cataloguing the "errors" of Latin Christians have been dismissed by generations of scholars as the writings of deranged fanatics. In contrast, Tia M. Kolbaba takes these texts seriously and presents an explanation of their significance that is both erudite and eminently readable.".

"The lists were written by Byzantines who believed that western Christians had fallen into heresy and impiety. Systematically addressing each fault enumerated in the lists - including the Filioque, fasting on the Sabbath, prohibiting clerical marriage, eating unclean food, and crossing themselves the wrong way - Kolbaba traces the likely explanations of the differences in custom and ritual between eastern and western Christians."--BOOK JACKET.