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Land and Privilege in Byzantium
A pronoia was a type of conditional grant from the emperor, often
to soldiers, of various properties and privileges. In large measure the
institution of pronoia characterized social and economic relations in
later Byzantium, and its study is the study of later Byzantium. Fill-
ing the need for a comprehensive study of the institution, this book
examines the origin, evolution, and characteristics of pronoia, focus-
ing particularly on the later thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. But
the book is much more than a study of a single institution. With a
broad chronological scope extending from the mid-tenth to the mid-
fifteenth century, it incorporates the latest understanding of Byzantine
agrarian relations, taxation, administration, and the economy, as it
deals with relations between the emperor, monastic and lay landhold-
ers, including soldiers and peasants. Particular attention is paid to
the relation between the pronoia and western European, Slavic, and
Middle Eastern institutions, especially the Ottoman
timar.
mark c. bartusis
is Professor of History at Northern State Univer-
sity. He is an expert in later Byzantine political, social, and military
history and author of
The Late Byzantine Army: Arms and Society,
1204–1453.
Land and Privilege in Byzantium
The Institution of Pronoia
mark c. bartusis
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Bartusis, Mark C.
Land and privilege in Byzantium : the institution of pronoia / Mark C. Bartusis.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
978-1-107-00962-2
1. Byzantine Empire – Charters, grants, privileges. 2. Land grants – Byzantine Empire. 3. Land
tenure – Byzantine Empire. 4. Social structure – Byzantine Empire. I. Title.
DF632.B37 2012
2012010628
333.1
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6 – dc23
ISBN
978-1-107-00962-2 Hardback
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