Eleni Tounta
Biographic Data
| ID | 6448889 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eleni Tounta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eleni |
| FAMILY NAME | Tounta |
| SIGNATURE | TOUNTA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9775-5164 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Italo-Greek Courtiers and their Saint
This article focuses on the Italo-Greek elite of the Sicilian kingdom in the twelfth century and examines how this elite, which owed its social status to the court offices it held, constructed a collective identity to ensure its prosperity and continuity as a sociocultural group. Since proximity to the king was the prime reason for the existence of this elite, the courtier role is the only facet of its identity that is represented in the sources.…
Violence and Community
The “Endura” of The Cathars’ Heresy
Saints, rulers and communities in Southern Italy
Relations between saints and secular rulers as presented in the Vitae of the Italo-Greek saints in Southern Italy in the tenth and eleventh centuries have been treated in terms of identity and difference, namely to measure the degree to which the Italo-Greeks identified themselves with the Byzantine people, thus differentiating themselves from the Latins. In this way, however, the mediating function of the saint, the narrative strategies of the h…
Terror and territorium in Alexander of Telese's Ystoria Rogerii regis
Alexander of Telese's account of Roger II of Sicily, the Ystoria Rogerii regis, is imbued with the notion of terror regius that scholars have treated in a practical sense, understanding it to mean the use of physical violence. This article inquires into the meaning of terror to reveal the author's intellectual horizons and the social function of his narrative. Firstly, this concept seems to define the hegemonic ethos, the performative role of the…
Terror and territorium in Alexander of Telese's Ystoria Rogerii regis
Alexander of Telese's account of Roger II of Sicily, the Ystoria Rogerii regis, is imbued with the notion of terror regius that scholars have treated in a practical sense, understanding it to mean the use of physical violence. This article inquires into the meaning of terror to reveal the author's intellectual horizons and the social function of his narrative. Firstly, this concept seems to define the hegemonic ethos, the performative role of the…
Terror and territorium in Alexander of Telese's Ystoria Rogerii regis
Alexander of Telese's account of Roger II of Sicily, the Ystoria Rogerii regis, is imbued with the notion of terror regius that scholars have treated in a practical sense, understanding it to mean the use of physical violence. This article inquires into the meaning of terror to reveal the author's intellectual horizons and the social function of his narrative. Firstly, this concept seems to define the hegemonic ethos, the performative role of the…
The “Endura” of The Cathars’ Heresy
Saints, rulers and communities in Southern Italy
Relations between saints and secular rulers as presented in the Vitae of the Italo-Greek saints in Southern Italy in the tenth and eleventh centuries have been treated in terms of identity and difference, namely to measure the degree to which the Italo-Greeks identified themselves with the Byzantine people, thus differentiating themselves from the Latins. In this way, however, the mediating function of the saint, the narrative strategies of the h…
Violence and Community
The Italo-Greek Courtiers and their Saint
This article focuses on the Italo-Greek elite of the Sicilian kingdom in the twelfth century and examines how this elite, which owed its social status to the court offices it held, constructed a collective identity to ensure its prosperity and continuity as a sociocultural group. Since proximity to the king was the prime reason for the existence of this elite, the courtier role is the only facet of its identity that is represented in the sources.…
History (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Byzantine Studies and History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Politics (3 works)