Commonwealth athonite? Une question de périphéries
Athonite Commonwealth? A Question of Peripheries

Summary/Abstract: In the Byzantine studies, one of the ideas which have known the greatest success is that of Dimitri Obolensky, who supposes the existence of a Community between the countries of South-Eastern Europe. Its success is testified by the utilisation of this concept until recently, adapted to the monastic world of Mount Athos, to speak of an Athonite Commonwealth. But behind the formulas are hidden other realities, economic, social, institutional, which simplistic definitions prevent us from seeing. The meaning of this contribution is precisely to rethink this definition of harmful side effects for historical reconstruction.

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