Being Byzantine : Greek identity before the Ottomans / Gill Page.
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- 9780521871815 (hbk.)
- 0521871816 (hbk.)
- 305.88 22
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-322) and index.
"In 1204, the Byzantine Empire was conquered by troops from western Europe ostenibly taking part in the Fourth Crusade. This was a hugely significant event for the subjects of the Empire, radically altering the Byzantines' self-image and weakening their state for the later conflict with the Ottoman Turks. Using the theory of ethnicity - a comparatively recent tool with regard to the pre-modern era - Gill Page provides fresh insight into the late Byzantine period, providing a corrective to nationalistic interpretations of the period of Frankish rule and more broadly to generally held assumptions of ethnic hostility in the period. A systematic analysis of texts in Greek from the period 1200-1420, from both ends of the social spectrum, is backed up by an in-depth study of Frankish rule in the Peloponnese to reveal the trends in the development of Byzantine identity under the impact of the Franks."--