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John II Komnenos, Emperor of Byzantium: In the shadow of father and son
No full textThe Emperor John II Komnenos (1118–1143) has been overshadowed by both his father Alexios I and his son Manuel I. Written sources have not left us much evidence regarding his reign, although authors agree that he was an excellent emperor. However, the period witnessed territorial expansion in Asia Minor as well as the construction of the most important monastic complex of twelfth-century Constantinople. What else do we know about John’s rule and its period? This volume opens up new perspectives on John’s reign and clearly demonstrates that many innovations generally attributed to the genius of Manuel Komnenos had already been fostered during the reign of the second great Komnenos. Leading experts on twelfth-century Byzantium (Jeffreys, Magdalino, Ousterhout) are joined by representatives of a new generation of Byzantinists to produce a timely and invaluable study of the unjustly neglected figure of John Komnenos
Bucossie and Rodriguez Suarez (eds.), John II Komnenos, Emperor of Byzantium: In the Shadow of Father and Son (Routledge, 2016)
No full textReview of Alessandra Bucossi and Alex Rodriguez Suarez eds., John II Komnenos, Emperor of Byzantium: In the Shadow of Father and Son (London: Routledge, 2016)
A proposito di A. Bucossi e A. Rodriguez Suarez (ed.), John II Komnenos, Emperor of Byzantium: In the Shadow of Father and Son, London – New York 2016
No full textDiscussione di Alessandra Bucossi, Alex Rodriguez Suarez (eds.), John II Komnenos, Emperor of Byzantium: In the Shadow of Father and Son, London-New York: Routledge 201
Preface
No full textLa prefazione al volume John II Komnenos, Emperor of Byzantium: In the Shadow of Father and Son presenta il quadro storiografico e metodologico di una ricerca volta a ridefinire il ruolo del regno di Giovanni II Comneno (1118–1143) all’interno della dinastia comnena. La prefazione evidenzia come la storiografia abbia a lungo trascurato questo periodo per l’assenza di grandi crisi o fonti narrative estese, relegandolo a semplice intermezzo tra i regni più studiati di Alessio I e Manuele I. Attraverso la varietà dei contributi raccolti — che affrontano aspetti politici, letterari, teologici, artistici e numismatici — il testo mostra come il regno di Giovanni II costituisca una fase autonoma di stabilità e riorganizzazione imperiale, ma anche di vivace sperimentazione culturale e di continuità dinastica. La prefazione propone dunque una rilettura complessiva del periodo, in cui Bisanzio emerge come un centro dinamico di produzione politica e intellettuale, capace di elaborare nuovi modelli di governo, di rappresentazione e di identità imperiale.The preface to John II Komnenos, Emperor of Byzantium: In the Shadow of Father and Son outlines the historiographical and methodological framework of a research project re-evaluating the reign of John II Komnenos (1118–1143) within the Komnenian dynasty. It highlights how modern scholarship has long underestimated this period, due to the absence of major crises or extensive narrative sources, reducing it to a brief interlude between the better-known reigns of Alexios I and Manuel I. Drawing on the diversity of essays addressing political, literary, theological, artistic, and numismatic perspectives, the preface presents John II’s reign as an autonomous phase of imperial consolidation, cultural vitality, and dynastic continuity. It thus reinterprets twelfth-century Byzantium as a politically stable yet intellectually dynamic environment, in which new forms of governance, representation, and imperial identity were conceived and articulated
Seeking a way out of the impasse: The Filioque controversy during John’s reign
No full textDiscussions about the Filioque during the reign of John II Komnenos
Bell Hunting in Lebanon
No full textBikfaya Alex Rodriguez Suarez The project I am undertaking at the Orient-Institut Beirut focuses on bell ringing on Mount Lebanon throughout the centuries; two keywords to define it are religious soundscape and material culture. The former concept refers to an intangible aspect of the Christian faith, the pealing of bells, whose main aim is to regulate the schedule of religious activities in the community. The latter alludes to the percussion instruments rung to produce the pealing and the ..
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