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Title: The Great Church in Captivity : A Study of the Patriarchate of Constantinople from the Eve of the Turkish Conquest to the Greek War of Independence by Steven Runciman ISBN: 0-521-31310-4 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 24 October, 1985 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $33.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Brilliant and enlightening!
Comment: The Great Church in Captivity is indispensable for anyone interested in the tragedy of Byzantium's demise. Sir Steven Runciman provides an excellent overview on the Patriarchate before the abomination of Ottoman domination and provides a unique glimpse into the fate of the Greek people and their Great Church under centuries of Turkish occupation. A definite must-read indeed.
Rating: 5
Summary: A masterful work by a masterful historian
Comment: While I can't say I "ate this book up" as I did his history of the Crusades (read in Nov and Dec of 1974) or his book on the Sicilian vespers (read 7 Nov 1982) the fault is mine, not Runciman's. This book discusses the Patriarchate of Canstantinople before the fall in 1453 and then relates how it fared under Turkish rule. It is not a happy story, but well worth reading. I see Runciman has a book on the fall of Constantinople, and it seems that would be great reading.
Rating: 4
Summary: "We knew not whether we were on earth or in heaven..."
Comment: I'll say right off what my quibble with this well-written study is: it would rate 5+ stars if it were illustrated. It is really too bad the publishers didn't bother to put in a few portraits of various Patriarchs of Constantinople, several representative Icons, a map of the city showing the Phanar, and some photos of the remaining churches and chapels. We have plenty of this sort of thing in books on western Christianity; why not in a book about eastern Orthodoxy? That said, it is an excellent read. It took me awhile to pick it up, perhaps out of fear of it being too "scholarly". Once underway, I was very much engaged by it, and it filled in a significant gap in my knowledge of the eastern churches. I'm grateful to Runciman for having given me a learning experience, which I wish I could say about many other authors, but can't. This is strongly recommended for students of Christian and near- and middle-eastern history, Orthodox believers who want to know more about their faith, and readers who like to explore what happens when cultures collide. I enjoyed reading this while curled up in a big comfy chair with a pot of tea. A nicely written study of a neglected part of human history!
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Title: The Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire (Oxford History of the Christian Church) by Joan M. Hussey ISBN: 0198264569 Publisher: Clarendon Pr Pub. Date: October, 1990 List Price(USD): $56.00 |
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Title: The Fall of Constantinople 1453 by Steven Runciman ISBN: 0521398320 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 13 September, 1990 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: The Greek War of Independence: The Struggle for Freedom from the Ottoman Oppression and the Birth of the Modern Greek Nation by David Brewer ISBN: 1585673951 Publisher: Overlook Press Pub. Date: 25 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: HISTORY OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH by Williston Walker ISBN: 0684184176 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 01 May, 1985 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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Title: The Emperor Romanus Lecapenus and his Reign : A Study of Tenth-Century Byzantium by Steven Runciman ISBN: 0521357225 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 25 August, 1988 List Price(USD): $33.00 |
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