Yannis Stouraitis
Biographic Data
| ID | 5644902 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yannis Stouraitis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yannis |
| FAMILY NAME | Stouraitis |
| SIGNATURE | STOURAITIS Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Edinburgh United Kingdom |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1836-7754 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 4 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Microstructures and Mobility in the Byzantine World
Debate. Was There a Medieval »State«
This debate takes up the question whether the concept of »state« can be used meaningfully in the context of medieval studies. The opening article by Brent D. Shaw addresses the political organization of the Roman empire, and develops a comprehensive argument why even by high standards it should be regarded as a state. The six comments by Nicola Di Cosmo (Chinese History), Stefano Gasparri and Cristina La Rocca, Hans-Werner Goetz, Régine Le Jan (E…
Identities and Ideologies in the Medieval East Roman World
Identities and Ideologies in the Medieval East Roman World
Community-Building and Collective Identity in Middle Byzantine Athens
This chapter discusses middle Byzantine Athens and looks for evidence of placemaking activities in architectural transformations, the repurposing of buildings and spaces, and in new constructions that become key loci of interaction among city-dwellers. The focus is on the role of non-elites as city makers. Their participation in the making of their city, included time, labour and even money investment, as well as the ability to strengthen their s…
Trapped in the imperial narrative? Some reflections on warfare and the provincial masses in Byzantium (600-1204)
The experience of war of the common people in the medieval East Roman Empire is a topic related to hotly debated issues such as collective identification and attachments, or imperialism and ecumenical ideology. This paper attempts a bottom-up approach to the way warfare was perceived and experienced by provincial populations based on the analysis of selected evidence from the period between the seventh and the twelfth centuries. It goes without s…
Migration Histories of the Medieval Afroeurasian Transition Zone
The transition zone between Africa, Asia and Europe was the most important intersection of human mobility in the medieval period. The present volume for the first time systematically covers migration histories of the regions between the Mediterranean and Central Asia and between Eastern Europe and the Indian Ocean in the centuries from Late Antiquity up to the early modern era. Within this framework, specialists from Byzantine, Islamic, Medieval …
Migration Histories of the Medieval Afroeurasian Transition Zone
The transition zone between Africa, Asia and Europe was the most important intersection of human mobility in the medieval period. The present volume for the first time systematically covers migration histories of the regions between the Mediterranean and Central Asia and between Eastern Europe and the Indian Ocean in the centuries from Late Antiquity up to the early modern era. Within this framework, specialists from Byzantine, Islamic, Medieval …
Migration Histories of the Medieval Afroeurasian Transition Zone
The transition zone between Africa, Asia and Europe was the most important intersection of human mobility in the medieval period. The present volume for the first time systematically covers migration histories of the regions between the Mediterranean and Central Asia and between Eastern Europe and the Indian Ocean in the centuries from Late Antiquity up to the early modern era. Within this framework, specialists from Byzantine, Islamic, Medieval …
Trapped in the imperial narrative? Some reflections on warfare and the provincial masses in Byzantium (600-1204)
The experience of war of the common people in the medieval East Roman Empire is a topic related to hotly debated issues such as collective identification and attachments, or imperialism and ecumenical ideology. This paper attempts a bottom-up approach to the way warfare was perceived and experienced by provincial populations based on the analysis of selected evidence from the period between the seventh and the twelfth centuries. It goes without s…
Identities and Ideologies in the Medieval East Roman World
Identities and Ideologies in the Medieval East Roman World
Community-Building and Collective Identity in Middle Byzantine Athens
This chapter discusses middle Byzantine Athens and looks for evidence of placemaking activities in architectural transformations, the repurposing of buildings and spaces, and in new constructions that become key loci of interaction among city-dwellers. The focus is on the role of non-elites as city makers. Their participation in the making of their city, included time, labour and even money investment, as well as the ability to strengthen their s…
Debate. Was There a Medieval »State«
This debate takes up the question whether the concept of »state« can be used meaningfully in the context of medieval studies. The opening article by Brent D. Shaw addresses the political organization of the Roman empire, and develops a comprehensive argument why even by high standards it should be regarded as a state. The six comments by Nicola Di Cosmo (Chinese History), Stefano Gasparri and Cristina La Rocca, Hans-Werner Goetz, Régine Le Jan (E…
Microstructures and Mobility in the Byzantine World
Ancient history (5 works) · Byzantine Studies and History (5 works) · History (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Art (4 works) · Byzantine architecture (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works)