Southeastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 500-1250

ISBN-13: 9780521894524 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 528 str.

Florin Curta

Opis

Southeastern Europe in the Middle Ages stood at a crossroads of trade and crusading routes, within the sphere of influence of both the Byzantine Orthodox Church and Latin Christendom. This innovative and expansive survey draws on historical and archaeological sources in the narration of 750 years of the region's history. Among a number of key themes it addresses the rise of medieval states, the conversion to Christianity, the monastic movement inspired by developments in Western Europe and in Byzantium and the role of material culture in the representation of power.

Recenzje

'… a comprehensive study that brings to the English-speaking reader much of what has been accumulated in the field of Balkan, or Southeast-European studies by several generations of scholars.' Sixteenth Century Journal

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The end of Late Antiquity or the beginning of the Middle Ages (c.500–600); 2. Southeastern European 'Dark Ages' (c.600–c.800); 3. The rise of new powers (800–900); 4. Iron century or golden age? (900–1000); 5. The first Byzantine century (1000–1100); 6. The second Byzantine century (1100–1200); 7. Between the Crusade and the Mongol invasion (1200–50); 8. Conclusions and lingering questions.