CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Kraft, András |
|---|---|
| Title | The apocalyptic horizon in Byzantium: philosophy, prophecy, and politics during the eleventh through thirteenth centuries |
| Summary | The dissertation scrutinizes the Byzantine apocalyptic horizon of expectations as it can be reconstructed from textual sources dating, first and foremost, to the eleventh through thirteenth centuries. The underlying research questions pertain to the theoretical legitimacy of this horizon, the literary and hermeneutical structure thereof, as well as its utility and impact on Byzantine history. The thesis consists of three parts: Part I establishes the validity of the horizon’s existence, Part II analyzes the literary thought-world thereof, while Part III discusses instances when the apocalyptic horizon came to inform and shape the historical present. |
| Supervisor | István Perczel |
| Department | Medieval Studies PhD |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/kraft_andras.pdf |
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