Отношения между държава и църква във Византия
Relations between State and the Church in Byzantium

Author(s): Galabina Petrova
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, History of Law, Civil Law, Canon Law / Church Law
Published by: Пловдивски университет »Паисий Хилендарски«
Keywords: Byzantium; State; Church; relations; the Christian doctrine; conflicts
Summary/Abstract: When we consider the relations between the State and the Christian Church during a certain historical period of their development, we should proceed, on the one hand, from the Christian doctrine of the origin and nature of these two institutions, and, on the other hand, from the concrete needs of the State in the conduct of its domestic and foreign policy. This gives rise to both the manifestations of interaction and some inevitable conflicts. And despite the existence of these two manifestations, the Byzantine state secured the support of the Church during the period of its existence, and the Church exerted great influence over the State. Both as a rule sought cooperation, but human factors, political considerations, or their own interests often played an important role in establishing the relationship between the two institutions.

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