Piroska and the Pantokrator
Marianne Sághy, Robert Ousterhout Piroska and the Pantokrator Dynastic Memory, Healing and Salvation in Komnenian Constantinople (Budapest & New York, 2019). This book is about the Christ Pantokrator, an imposing monumental complex serving monastic, dynastic, medical and social purposes in Constantinople, founded by Emperor John II Komnenos and Empress Piroska-Eirene in 1118. Now called the Zeyrek Mosque, the second largest...
Conflict, Bargaining, and Kinship Networks in Medieval Eastern Europe
Christian Raffensperger Conflict, Bargaining, and Kinship Networks in Medieval Eastern Europe Conflict, Bargaining, and Kinship Networks in Medieval Eastern Europe takes the familiar view of Eastern Europe, families, and conflicts and stands it on its head. Instead of a world rife with civil war and killing, this book presents a relatively structured environment where conflict is engaged in for the purposes of advancing one’s...
