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Organisation of the Ecclesiastics’ Group Organisation of the Ecclesiastics’ Group
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Collaboration with the emperor Collaboration with the emperor
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Action against the emperor Action against the emperor
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Major Political and Social Themes in the Ecclesiastics’ Writings Major Political and Social Themes in the Ecclesiastics’ Writings
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Moralisation and the social divide Moralisation and the social divide
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Defending Byzantium: enemies and allies Defending Byzantium: enemies and allies
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Markers of Byzantine identity Markers of Byzantine identity
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Imperial authority Imperial authority
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Hierocratic views of imperial power Hierocratic views of imperial power
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Conclusion Conclusion
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1 Voices of Dissent: Preaching and Negotiating Authority
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Published:December 2019
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Abstract
This chapter discusses the attempts of the late Byzantine churchmen to formulate a parallel and divergent view over the idea of imperial authority. In their concerted efforts to construct a coherent programme of action, the churchmen saw themselves both as defenders of social fairness and as promoters of an Orthodox spirituality which they deemed to be core connected aspects in defining Byzantine identity. The evidence presented here also suggests that they avoided showing allegiance to imperial policies. Instead, what they valued in the imperial persona was rather the cultural and spiritual aspects. While, naturally, the church continued to claim authority in the spiritual sphere, it also increasingly asserted the links between religious reform and social changes.
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