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Das Fach "Byzantinistik" wurde 1898 von Karl Krumbacher an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in München gegründet und blickt dort auf eine mehr als hundertjährige Tradition zurück. PD Dr. Sergei Mariev (Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz) hat in den Jahren 2008 bis 2018 Byzantinistik an der LMU München gelehrt. Die vorliegende Einführung ist während dieser Zeit entstanden und wurde für die Unterrichtspraxis konzipiert. Die fünfzehn Einheite...

The importance of Bessarion's contribution to the history of Byzantine and Renaissance philosophy and culture during the 15th century is beyond dispute. However, an adequate appreciation of his contribution still remains a desideratum of scholarly research. One serious impediment to scholarly progress is the fact that the critical edition of his main philosophical work "In Calumniatorem Platonis" is incomplete and that this work has not been t...

Much read in Byzantium, the historical work of John of Antioch is one of the most important, if as yet intangible, instances of the transmission of tradition in Late Antique historiography. Besides this "historiographical" relevance, the work is of particular significance as important testimony to the amalgamation of "pagan" and Christian concepts of time and history. An analysis of the achievements of the Late Antique and Early Byzantine chro...

Byzantine intellectuals not only had direct access to Neoplatonic sources in the original language but also, at times, showed a particular interest in them. During the Early Byzantine period Platonism significantly contributed to the development of Christian doctrines and, paradoxically, remained a rival world view that was perceived by many Christian thinkers as a serious threat to their own intellectual identity. This problematic relationshi...