In a searching challenge to the paradigm of medieval Christian dualism, this study reenvisions the Paulicians as largely conventional Christians engendered by complex socio-religious forces in the borderlands of Armenia and Asia Minor.

The Paulician heresy : A study of the origin and development of Paulicianism in Armenia and the eastern provinces of the Byzantine empire.

The Paulician heresy : A study of the origin and development of Paulicianism in Armenia and the eastern provinces of the Byzantine empire.

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This volume brings together scholars from fields and disciplines as diverse as medieval history, Byzantine history, Roman art history, and early Islamic studies that were influenced by Walter Kaegi. The contributors examine political culture, source criticism, and institutional continuity and discontinuity in a variety of areas.

Scope: theology, philosophy, ethics of various religions and ethical systems and relevant portions of anthropology, mythology, folklore, biology, psychology, economics and sociology.