Social structure and relations in fourteenth century Byzantium

Abstract

Byzantine society was highly stratified in the fourteenth century. The main division was understood as the one between rich and poor or the archontes and the demos, a division which represented both inequalities in the social status of an individual and in the distribution of material wealth and political power. Elements outside this binary division, such as the middle class, were present in Byzantine society of course, yet they could not be introduced into this ideal schema. Social inequality would be expressed through a number of gestures and the exhibition of deference towards a social superior, who in turn showed his snobbery. Moreover, there existed in Byzantine society social networks and communities of different types. The most important type of social network was undoubtedly the patronage system of social relations, which dominated Byzantine society and seriously hindered the development and self-conciousnesss of other horizontal social groups-communities, including the class. ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/55670
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/55670
ND
55670
Alternative title
Κοινωνική δομή και σχέσεις στο Βυζάντιο του 14ου αιώνα
Structure et relations sociales à Byzance au XIVe siècle
Author
Malatras, Christos (Father's name: Vaios)
Date
2013
Degree Grantor
University of Birmingham
Committee members
Macrides Ruth
Angold Michael
Cheynet Jean-Claude
Discipline
Humanities and the ArtsHistory and Archaeology ➨ Medieval history
Humanities and the ArtsHistory and Archaeology ➨ History
Keywords
Byzantine history; Constantinople; Byzantine empire; Social history; Serres; Macedonia; Byzantine economy; Byzantine society; Byzantine aristocracy
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Description
tbls., maps, fig.
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