Christopher James Sprecher: Emperor and God. Passion Relics and the Divinisation of Byzantine Rulers, 944–1204 (reviewed by Brad Hostetler)

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Document type
Review (monograph)
Journal
Byzantine Review, The
Pages
467-472
Author (Review)
Language(s) (review)
English
Language(s) (reviewed text)
English
Authors
Title
Emperor and God
Subtitle
Passion Relics and the Divinisation of Byzantine Rulers, 944–1204
Year of publication
2024
Place of publication
Heidelberg
Publisher
Heidelberg University Publishing
Series
Kulturelles Erbe. Materialität - Text - Edition
Series (vol.)
5
Number of pages
XX, 241
ISBN
978-3-96822-226-4
Subject classification
Byzantine Studies
Time classification
6th - 12th century, 13th century
Regional classification
South Eastern Europe, Byzantine Empire / ancient
Subject heading
Geschichte 944-1204
Konstantinopel
Kaiser
Passion Jesu
Reliquie
Reliquienkult
Original source URL
https://www.uni-muenster.de/Ejournals/index.php/byzrev/article/view/5975
recensio-Date
Feb 05, 2026
recensio-ID
018e2019074146e196d8e6c8c17d0111
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17879/byzrev-2024-5975

Hostetler, Brad: review of: Christopher James Sprecher, Emperor and God. Passion Relics and the Divinisation of Byzantine Rulers, 944–1204, Heidelberg: Heidelberg University Publishing, 2024, in: Byzantine Review, The, 6 (2024), p. 467-472, DOI: https://doi.org/10.17879/byzrev-2024-5975

URL
https://www.propylaeum.de/recensio-antiquitatis/rezensionen/zeitschriften/byzrev/6-2024/emperor-and-god
First published
https://www.uni-muenster.de/Ejournals/index.php/byzrev/article/view/5975

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