Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-324) and index.
Aspects of Byzantine life. Peoples and languages ; Society and economy ; The disappearance and revival of cities ; Dissenters ; Monasticism ; Education -- The conceptual world of Byzantium. The invisible world of good and evil ; The physical universe ; The inhabitants of the earth ; The past of mankind ; The future of mankind ; The ideal life -- The legacy. Literature ; Art and architecture.