Christodoulos Papavarnavas – författare

Millennium transcends boundaries – between epochs and regions, and between disciplines. Like the journal Millennium-Jahrbuch, the Millennium-Studien pursues an international, interdisciplinary approach that cuts across historical eras. The editorial and the advisory board represent a broad spectrum of disciplines: contributions from the fields of art and literature are just as well represented as historical, theological and philosophical contributions, and studies on Latin and Greek cultures as well as North African and Near Eastern cultures. In addition to offering a forum for monographs and edited collections on diverse topics, Millennium-Studien publishes commentaries and editions. Publication languages are primarily German and English; French, Italian and Spanish studies may be included. Series editorsWolfram Brandes, Frankfurt, Germany (Byzantine Studies and Early Middle Ages): brandeswolfram@gmail.comLaura Carrara, Pisa, Italy (Greek language and literature): laura.carrara@unipi.itDennis Pausch, Marburg, Germany (Latin language and literature): dennis.pausch@uni-marburg.deRene Pfeilschifter, Würzburg, Germany (Ancient History): Rene.Pfeilschifter@uni-wuerzburg.deKarla Pollmann, Tübingen, Germany (Early Christianity and Patristics): karla.pollmann@uni-tuebingen.de If you want to submit a manuscript for the Millennium Studies please send it to the series editor from the most relevant discipline. All manuscript submissions will be reviewed by the series editor and one outside specialist (single-blind peer review). Editorial Board:Phil Booth, University of Oxford, UKPatricia Ciner, National University of SanJuan, ArgentiniaBabett Edelmann-Singer, Freie Universität Berlin, GermanyPhilip Forness, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, BelgiumLea Niccolai, Trinity College, University of Cambridge, UKClaudia Rapp, Universität Wien, AustriaVerena Schulz, Katholische Universität Eichstätt, GermanyChiara Tommasi, Università di Pisa, Italy Lieve Van Hoof, Ghent University, Belgium

Throughout a millennium of history, the Byzantine Empire remained at the intersection of Eastern and Western civilizations. The location of its great capital city, Constantinople, on the frontier between Europe and Asia, ensured its enduring importance in cross-cultural exchange. People of different ethnicities, social strata, and faiths from the Eastern Mediterranean and beyond left their marks as travellers or settlers.From late antiquity, when the entire Eastern Mediterranean  was encompassed by the empire, until the fifteenth century, when Byzantium had been reduced to a city-state with its hinterland, Byzantine culture had a far-reaching impact on the region. This volume considers Byzantium as a cosmopolitan space. Guided by the major research interests of Claudia Rapp, to whom it is dedicated, it is divided into three thematic blocks: “Sanctity and Society”, “Mobility and Identities”, and “Manuscripts and Material Culture”. The contributions reveal Byzantium as a realm of intercultural contact and exchange, where majority and minority cultures were in a complex dialogue and productive tension with each other, and where pilgrims, traders, soldiers, and scholars traversed political, religious, social, and intellectual borders.