Angeliki Laiou (1941-2008), one of the leading Byzantinists of her generation, broke new ground in the study of the social and economic history of the... Læs mere
Deals with the status of women in the Byzantine Empire as evidenced through legal, narrative, hagiographical, and archival sources, investigating conceptions of law... Læs mere
These studies reflect the author's interest in history as it was lived: not only social and economic structures, but the men and women who made them function. The role of women in Byzantine economy and society is found to be much more important than had been believed.