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These collected studies dedicated to the Orthodox monastic center of Mount Athos during the Middle Ages paint a compelling picture of the Holy Mountain’s monastic communities as economic actors. Mount Athos’ rich archival holdings allow both for the minute scrutiny of economic activity and the tracing of long-term trends. Not only were Hagiorite monasteries major players on a local level, but they were also embedded within trans-Mediterranean networks of patronage. The unique status of Mount Athos as a semi-autonomous monastic polity also influenced attitudes towards landholding as well as wealth and poverty more generally. Contributors are Tinatin Chronz, Zachary Chitwood, Stefan Eichert , Martina Filosa, Mihai-D. Grigore, Michel Kaplan, Vladimer Kekelia, Kirill A. Maksimovič, Zisis Melissakis, Nicholas Melvani, Vanessa R. de Obaldía, Daniel Oltean, Nina Richards, Kostis Smyrlis, Apolon Tabuashvili, and Alexander Watzinger.

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Author:   Zachary Chitwood
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   142
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.660kg
ISBN:  

9789004707542

ISBN 10:   9004707549
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   21 November 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

List of Figures Notes on Contributors Introduction  Zachary Chitwood Part1 Capital Connections: Athonite metochia in Constantinople 1 Athonite metochia in Constantinople (10th–12th Centuries)  Daniel Oltean 2 Mount Athos and the Wealth of Constantinople (14th–16th Centuries)  Nicholas Melvani Part2 Problems of Property: Founding and Financing Monasteries on Medieval Mount Athos 3 General Legal Norms for Monastic Property in Byzantium and Their Implementation on Mount Athos: The Case of Hilandar  KirillA. Maksimovič 4 Pourquoi fondait-on des monastères sur l’Athos aux Xe et XIe siècles ?  Michel Kaplan 5 Annuity Endowments and Sovereign Foundations on Mount Athos  Zachary Chitwood Part3 Iberian Efflorescence: Three Case Studies from the Golden Age of Iviron Monastery 6 Liturgical Commemoration and Its Material Value in the Georgian ‘Book of Commemorations (Agapes)’ of Iviron Monastery  Tinatin Chronz 7 In Praise of a Businessman: The Hegumenate Account of Paul of Iviron (1170–1184)  Kostis Smyrlis 8 The Dynamics of Donations to Iviron Monastery on Mount Athos (According to the Book of Commemorations [Agapes])  Apolon Tabuashvili and Vladimer Kekelia Part4 Consolidating Wealth in a New World: Mount Athos and the Ottomans 9 Endowment, Rule and Theology: Political Theology in the Endowment Deeds for Mount Athos of 15th- and 16th-century Wallachia  Mihai-D. Grigore 10 Servet-i Aynaroz: Interpreting Ottoman Documents as Sources of Athonite Wealth  VanessaR. de Obaldía Part5 Material Remains: Athonite Manuscripts, Seals and Digital Humanities 11 Byzantine Monasteries and Their Wealth as Shown by Lead Seals: The Case of the Imperial Monastery of Lakape  Martina Filosa 12 Manuscripts as Part of Athonite Monasteries’ Wealth  Zisis Melissakis 13 OpenAtlas: An Open-Source Application to Map Historical Data with CIDOC CRM  Stefan Eichert, Nina Richards and Alexander Watzinger Conclusion  Zachary Chitwood Index

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Zachary Chitwood, Ph.D. (2012), Princeton University, is Professor of Byzantine Studies at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. He is the Principal Investigator of the ERC-Starting Grant MAMEMS (“Mount Athos in Medieval Eastern Mediterranean Society: Contextualizing the History of a Monastic Republic (ca. 850-1550)”).

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