Slavs In The Making

Author : Florin Curta
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
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Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781351330015

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Slavs in the Making takes a fresh look at archaeological evidence from parts of Slavic-speaking Europe north of the Lower Danube, including the present-day territories of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia. Nothing is known about what the inhabitants of those remote lands called themselves during the sixth century, or whether they spoke a Slavic language. The book engages critically with the archaeological evidence from these regions, and questions its association with the "Slavs" that has often been taken for granted. It also deals with the linguistic evidence—primarily names of rivers and other bodies of water—that has been used to identify the primordial homeland of the Slavs, and from which their migration towards the Lower Danube is believed to have started. It is precisely in this area that sociolinguistics can offer a serious alternative to the language tree model currently favoured in linguistic paleontology. The question of how best to explain the spread of Slavic remains a controversial issue. This book attempts to provide an answer, and not just a critique of the method of linguistic paleontology upon which the theory of the Slavic migration and homeland relies. The book proposes a model of interpretation that builds upon the idea that (Common) Slavic cannot possibly be the result of Slavic migration. It addresses the question of migration in the archaeology of early medieval Eastern Europe, and makes a strong case for a more nuanced interpretation of the archaeological evidence of mobility. It will appeal to scholars and students interested in medieval history, migration, and the history of Eastern and Central Europe.

Author : Florin Curta
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2001-07-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139428880

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This book offers an alternative approach to the problem of Slavic ethnicity in south-eastern Europe between c. 500 and c. 700, from the perspective of current anthropological theories. The conceptual emphasis here is on the relation between material culture and ethnicity. The author demonstrates that the history of the Sclavenes and the Antes begins only at around 500 AD. He also points to the significance of the archaeological evidence, which suggests that specific artefacts may have been used as identity markers. This evidence also indicates the role of local leaders in building group boundaries and in leading successful raids across the Danube. Because of these military and political developments, Byzantine authors began employing names such as Sclavines and Antes in order to make sense of the process of group identification that was taking place north of the Danube frontier. Slavic ethnicity is therefore shown to be a Byzantine invention.

Author : Florin Curta
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2007-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0521036151

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The Making of the Slavs by Florin Curta Pdf

This book offers a new approach to the problem of Slavic ethnicity in southeastern Europe between c. 500 and c. 700. The author shows how Byzantine authors "invented" the Slavs, in order to make sense of political and military developments taking place in the Balkans. Making extensive use of archaeology to show that such developments resulted in the rise of powerful leaders, responsible for creating group identities and mobilizing warriors for successful raids across the frontier. The author rejects the idea of Slavic migration, and shows that "the Slavs" were the product of the frontier.

Author : Florin Curta
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0203701259

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Slavs in the Making by Florin Curta Pdf

"Slavs in the Making takes a fresh look at archaeological evidence from parts of Slavic-speaking Europe north of the Lower Danube, including the present-day territories of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia. Nothing is known about what the inhabitants of those remote lands called themselves during the sixth century, or whether they spoke a Slavic language. The book engages critically with the archaeological evidence from these regions, and questions its association with the "Slavs" that has often been taken for granted. It also deals with the linguistic evidence-primarily names of rivers and other bodies of water-that has been used to identify the primordial homeland of the Slavs, and from which their migration towards the Lower Danube is believed to have started. It is precisely in that area that sociolinguistics can offer a serious alternative to the language tree model currently favored in linguistic paleontology. The question of how best to explain the spread of Slavic remains a controversial issue. This book attempts to provide an answer, and not just a critique of the method of linguistic paleontology upon which the theory of the Slavic migration and homeland relies. The book proposes a model of interpretation that builds upon the idea that (Common) Slavic cannot possibly be the result of Slavic migration. It addresses the question of migration in the archaeology of early medieval Eastern Europe, and makes a strong case for a more nuanced interpretation of the archaeological evidence of mobility. It will appeal to scholars and students interested in medieval history, migration, and the history of Eastern and Central Europe"--

Author : Paul M. Barford
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0801439779

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The Early Slavs by Paul M. Barford Pdf

The final chapter sets the early medieval developments into the perspective of the history and culture of modern Europe. A series of specially compiled maps chart the main cultural changes taking place over six centuries in this relatively unknown part of Europe."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Florin Curta
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2001-07-12
Category : History
ISBN : 0521802024

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The Making of the Slavs by Florin Curta Pdf

An alternative approach to Slavic ethnicity in south-eastern Europe c. 500-c. 700.

Author : Serhii Plokhy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 0521155118

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The Origins of the Slavic Nations by Serhii Plokhy Pdf

This 2006 book documents developments in the countries of eastern Europe, including the rise of authoritarian tendencies in Russia and Belarus, as well as the victory of the democratic 'Orange Revolution' in Ukraine, and poses important questions about the origins of the East Slavic nations and the essential similarities or differences between their cultures. It traces the origins of the modern Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian nations by focusing on pre-modern forms of group identity among the Eastern Slavs. It also challenges attempts to 'nationalize' the Rus' past on behalf of existing national projects, laying the groundwork for understanding of the pre-modern history of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. The book covers the period from the Christianization of Kyivan Rus' in the tenth century to the reign of Peter I and his eighteenth-century successors, by which time the idea of nationalism had begun to influence the thinking of East Slavic elites.

Author : A. P. Vlasto
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1970-10-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0521074592

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The Entry of the Slavs Into Christendom by A. P. Vlasto Pdf

Dr Vlasto reviews the early history of the various Slav peoples (from about AD 500 onwards) and traces their gradual emergence as Christian states within the framework of either West or East European culture. Special attention is paid to the political and cultural rivalry between East and West for the allegiance of certain Slav peoples, and to the degree of cultural exchange within the Slav world, associated in particular with the use of the Slav liturgical language. His examination of all the Slav peoples and extensive use of original source material in many different languages enables Dr Vlasto to give a particularly comprehensive study of the subject.

Author : Tomasz Kamusella,Motoki Nomachi,Catherine Gibson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781137348395

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The Palgrave Handbook of Slavic Languages, Identities and Borders by Tomasz Kamusella,Motoki Nomachi,Catherine Gibson Pdf

This book analyzes the creation of languages across the Slavophone areas of the world and their deployment for political projects and identity building, mainly after 1989. It offers perspectives from a number of disciplines such as sociolinguistics, socio-political history and language policy. Languages are artefacts of culture, meaning they are created by people. They are often used for identity building and maintenance, but in Central and Eastern Europe they became the basis of nation building and national statehood maintenance. The recent split of the Serbo-Croatian language in the wake of the break-up of Yugoslavia amply illustrates the highly politicized role of languages in this region, which is also home to most of the world’s Slavic-speakers. This volume presents and analyzes the creation of languages across the Slavophone areas of the world and their deployment for political projects and identity building, mainly after 1989. The overview concludes with a reflection on the recent rise of Slavophone speech communities in Western Europe and Israel. The book brings together renowned international scholars who offer a variety of perspectives from a number of disciplines and sub-fields such as sociolinguistics, socio-political history and language policy, making this book of great interest to historians, sociologists, political scientists and anthropologists interested in Central and Eastern Europe and Slavic Studies.

Author : Florin Curta,Iurie Stamati
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9783030875206

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Women Archaeologists under Communism, 1917-1989 by Florin Curta,Iurie Stamati Pdf

This book explores the uncharted territory of the history of archaeology under Communism through the biographies of five women archaeologists from the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, and Poland. They were working in medieval archaeology, with a specific focus on the (early) Slavs. The choice of specialists in medieval archaeology has much to do with the fact that in the five East European countries considered in this book, medieval archaeology began to develop into a serious discipline less than a century ago. The main catalyst for the sudden rise of medieval archaeology was a dramatic shift in emphasis from traditional political and constitutional to social and economic history. In five countries, the rise of medieval archaeology thus coincides in time, and was ultimately caused by the imposition of Communist regimes. The five women were therefore true pioneers in their field, and respective countries.

Author : Florin Curta
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2001-07-12
Category : History
ISBN : 0521802024

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The Making of the Slavs by Florin Curta Pdf

This book offers a new approach to the problem of Slavic ethnicity in southeastern Europe between c. 500 and c. 700. The author shows how Byzantine authors "invented" the Slavs, in order to make sense of political and military developments taking place in the Balkans. Making extensive use of archaeology to show that such developments resulted in the rise of powerful leaders, responsible for creating group identities and mobilizing warriors for successful raids across the frontier. The author rejects the idea of Slavic migration, and shows that "the Slavs" were the product of the frontier.

Author : Wawrzyniec Kowalski
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004447639

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The Kings of the Slavs by Wawrzyniec Kowalski Pdf

The Chronicle of the Priest of Duklja is a mysterious narrative source covering the Slavic presence on the Adriatic coast and its hinterland. This study offers a new interpretation of the text, based on the recognition of the figures of model rulers.

Author : Myroslava T. Znayenko
Publisher : Slavica Publishers
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Religion
ISBN : UVA:X000843324

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The Gods of the Ancient Slavs by Myroslava T. Znayenko Pdf

Author : Serhii Plokhy
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780465097395

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Lost Kingdom by Serhii Plokhy Pdf

From a preeminent scholar of Eastern Europe and the prizewinning author of Chernobyl, the essential history of Russian imperialism. In 2014, Russia annexed the Crimea and attempted to seize a portion of Ukraine -- only the latest iteration of a centuries-long effort to expand Russian boundaries and create a pan-Russian nation. In Lost Kingdom, award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy argues that we can only understand the confluence of Russian imperialism and nationalism today by delving into the nation's history. Spanning over 500 years, from the end of the Mongol rule to the present day, Plokhy shows how leaders from Ivan the Terrible to Joseph Stalin to Vladimir Putin exploited existing forms of identity, warfare, and territorial expansion to achieve imperial supremacy. An authoritative and masterful account of Russian nationalism, Lost Kingdom chronicles the story behind Russia's belligerent empire-building quest.

Author : Florin Curta
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 1426 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004395190

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Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages (500-1300) (2 vols) by Florin Curta Pdf

Winner of the 2020 Verbruggen prize This book offers an an overview of the current state of research and a basic route map for navigating an abundant historiography available in 10 different languages. The book is also an invitation to comparison between various parts of the region over the same period.