Byzantium as Bridge Between West and East: Proceedings of the International Conference, Vienna, 3rd -5th May, 2012

by Christian Gastgeber

The international conference Byzantium as Bridge between West and East (3rd-5th May 2012) at the Austrian Academy of Sciences underlined the mediation role of Byzantium between the cultures in the West and East as well as of its own culture to the neighboring nations. This mediation was discussed not only in terms of influence, but also of receptive function, symbolized in its bridging role. Such a bridge was built also within Byzantium, in the transition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3700176643
• ISBN13: 9783700176640
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
• Length: 315 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.