Marriage and matrimonial relationships in the Byzantine law-code “Ecloga”
Marriage and matrimonial relationships in the Byzantine law-code “Ecloga”
Author(s): Gerasim PetrinskiSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Theology and Religion, Philosophy of Middle Ages
Published by: Издателство »Изток-Запад«
Keywords: marriage; engagement; gender roles; Byzantium; Ecloga; Isaurian dynasty; Syrian dynasty; Iconoclasm
Summary/Abstract: The goal of this article is to present and analyze the laws related to the engagement, the marriage, and the divorce according to the Byzantine law code “Ecloga”, published in the second quarter of the 8th century. A comparison will be made with other law codes, especially the Code of Justinian, the “Basilika”, and the “Hexabiblos” of Constantine Armenopoulos. These provisions shed light on the economic and social relations of the Byzantine culture during the iconoclast crisis when the very existence of the Empire was threatened by the Umayyads and the early Abbasids.
Journal: Архив за средновековна философия и култура
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 28
- Page Range: 38-57
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
