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State functionaries in Byzantium: a social and cultural study (7th-9th c.)
This research project will study the career prospects (geographical and institutional mobility, communication networks, length of tenures) of state functionaries in Byzantium between the 7th and the 9th c., and their social and cu... This research project will study the career prospects (geographical and institutional mobility, communication networks, length of tenures) of state functionaries in Byzantium between the 7th and the 9th c., and their social and cultural identity through their self-representation, their professional choices, piety, and ethnic origin. Next to the admittedly limited narrative and archival sources, this project will rely as its main source on Byzantine lead seals, a source material that only few scholars in the field of Byzantine Studies have the ability to analyse. One of the primary objectives of the project is to move beyond traditional approaches in the study of Byzantine lead seals. This will be accomplished, first, by demonstrating the potential of this material for the study of a past medieval society and particularly for the fields of social and cultural history. Second, by the introduction of tools from the Digital Humanities, such as SigiDoc that has been developed through another past MCSA project by a scholar of my host institution. There will be a thorough research for relevant material which will be recorded in a standard database that will serve as basis for the further process of the material in order to answer our research questions and to complete all the products of the project. The main products of this study will consist of: 1) an online database on the career of officials; 2) an article on the career and communication networks of officials; 3) online publication of a corpus of unpublished lead seals; 4) a list of decorative and iconographic motifs on lead seals; 5) a monograph with the final overall research results. Several targeted training and research activities (the application of digital tools in Byzantine sigillography, research in Bulgarian archaeological archives, seminars, and courses) have been already planned, aiming at the successful completion of the project and the enhancement of the prospects of my future career. ver más
31/08/2026
SORBONNE UNIVERSIT...
196K€
Perfil tecnológico estimado
Duración del proyecto: 39 meses Fecha Inicio: 2023-05-04
Fecha Fin: 2026-08-31

Línea de financiación: concedida

El organismo HORIZON EUROPE notifico la concesión del proyecto el día 2023-05-04
Línea de financiación objetivo El proyecto se financió a través de la siguiente ayuda:
HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01-01: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022
Cerrada hace 2 años
Presupuesto El presupuesto total del proyecto asciende a 196K€
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SORBONNE UNIVERSITE No se ha especificado una descripción o un objeto social para esta compañía.
Perfil tecnológico TRL 4-5