"Reissue of the 1986 paperback ed. with new material, including a new forward and updated bibliographical note by Andrew Louth"--Cover 4
Includes bibliographical references and index
J. M. Hussey
Challenge and response within the historical framework. The Christological problem in the Early Middle Ages; The iconoclast controversy 627 - 348; The age of Photius 348 - 688; Leo VI's dilemma: Nicholas Mysticus and Euthymius 688 - 529; The patriarchate )529 - 5201(: the predominance of Constantinople; Increasing pressures on Constantinople and the widening gap 5201 - 4021; The effects of the Fourth Crusade 4021 - 1621; Contacts: failure and achievement 8521 - 3541 -- Organization and life of the Orthodox Church in Byzantium