byzantinischer

Byzantinischer is the attributive form of the German adjective byzantinisch, used to describe things related to Byzantium or the Byzantine Empire. In scholarly and general usage, the term covers culture, art, architecture, religion, language, and historical practices associated with the Byzantine world. The basis for the term is Byzanz (Byzantium), later Constantinople, itself deriving from the ancient city name; the root tradition extends from the Hellenistic city of Byzantion.

Historischer Kontext und Geltungsbereich: The Byzantine Empire roughly spans from the founding of Constantinople in 330 CE to the fall of Constantinople in 1453, with influences on southeastern Europe, Anatolia, the Levant, and parts of the Mediterranean. Byzantinischer Kulturbezug is often used to describe the distinctive synthesis of Roman administration, Greek language and learning, Christian theology, and imperial symbolism that characterized the state. The realm left a lasting impact on Orthodox liturgy, ecclesiastical art, and legal and administrative practices, as well as on neighboring regions through trade, scholarship, and missionary activity.

Kunst, Architektur und Wissenschaft: In art and architecture, byzantinischer Stil denotes religious iconography, mosaics, and dome architecture with rich ornamentation and symbolic imagery. In liturgy and theology, it points to the Byzantine rite and theological developments of the Eastern Church. In modern scholarship, the term is common in Byzantinistik (Byzantinology) to describe sources, manuscripts, and cultural practices of the Byzantine world and its post-Byzantine legacies.

Siehe auch: Byzantinistik, Byzanz, Byzanzstadt.