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More than sixty friends and colleagues pay tribute to the
distinguised professor Jnos M. Bak's 70th birthday.
There is a widespread concern today with the role and experiences
of ethnic and religious minorities, and their potential for
conflict and harmony with 'host communities' and with each other,
especially in towns. Interest in historical aspects of these
phenomena is growing rapidly, not least in studies of the long and
complex history of the towns of Central and Eastern Europe. Most
such studies focus on particular places or on particular groups,
but this volume offers a broader view covering the period from the
tenth to the sixteenth century and regions from Germany to Dalmatia
and from Epirus to Livonia, with an emphasis on the territory of
medieval Hungary. The focus is on the changing nature of identity,
perception and legal status of groups, on relations within and
between them, and on the ways in which these elements were affected
by the external political regimes and ideologies to which the towns
were subjected. Many of the places examined were notable for the
complexity of their ethnic and religious composition, and for their
exposure to a wide range of external influences, including
long-distance trade and tensions between settled and semi-nomadic
ways of life. Overall the volume illustrates the variety of ways in
which minorities found a place in towns - as citizens, outsiders,
or in some other role - and how that could vary according to local
circumstances and over time. Dealing with the formative period for
modern European towns, this volume not only reveals much about
medieval society and urban history, but poses questions still
relevant today.
This collection of essays is about sanctity, demonstrating the
multiplicity of aspects this condition had in Western medieval
Christianity. The studies concentrate on the complex set of the
socio-cultural phenomena of the cult of saints, in a variety of
regions from Egypt to Poland, with a focus on Italy and Central
Europe. The subjects of the contributions range in time from Pope
Damasus in the fourth until St. Christopher in the eighteenth
century. The diversity of approaches adopted by the
contributors-from literary analysis and historical anthropology to
archaeology and art history-represents the open and
multidisciplinary historical research that characterizes the
medievalist community at the Central European University. Top
erudition and scholarly precision meets the mystical world of
Catholic saints. Some of the essays contain numerous black and
white illustrations.
The studies in this volume concentrate on a complex set of
socio-cultural phenomena, the cult of saints, in a variety of
regions from Egypt to Poland, with a focus on Italy and Central
Europe. The subjects of the contributions range in time from the
fourth until the eighteenth century. The diversity of approaches
adopted by the contributors-from literary analysis and historical
anthropology to archaeology and art history-represents that open
and multidisciplinary historical research that characterizes the
work of Gabor Klaniczay to whom these essays are dedicated.
There is a widespread concern today with the role and experiences
of ethnic and religious minorities, and their potential for
conflict and harmony with 'host communities' and with each other,
especially in towns. Interest in historical aspects of these
phenomena is growing rapidly, not least in studies of the long and
complex history of the towns of Central and Eastern Europe. Most
such studies focus on particular places or on particular groups,
but this volume offers a broader view covering the period from the
tenth to the sixteenth century and regions from Germany to Dalmatia
and from Epirus to Livonia, with an emphasis on the territory of
medieval Hungary. The focus is on the changing nature of identity,
perception and legal status of groups, on relations within and
between them, and on the ways in which these elements were affected
by the external political regimes and ideologies to which the towns
were subjected. Many of the places examined were notable for the
complexity of their ethnic and religious composition, and for their
exposure to a wide range of external influences, including
long-distance trade and tensions between settled and semi-nomadic
ways of life. Overall the volume illustrates the variety of ways in
which minorities found a place in towns - as citizens, outsiders,
or in some other role - and how that could vary according to local
circumstances and over time. Dealing with the formative period for
modern European towns, this volume not only reveals much about
medieval society and urban history, but poses questions still
relevant today.
This selection of articles, published for the 50th anniversary of
the author's doctorate at GAttingen, opens with studies on his
teacher, Percy Ernst Schramm, and his contribution to the study of
the medieval state and continues with examples of state symbology
from Central Europe. Questions of legitimization and representation
of kings and queens through texts and Herrschaftszeichen as well as
the development of 'coronation studies' are addressed in a
comparative framework. The second part contains articles on social
and political history mainly of the kingdom of Hungary in the
fifteenth century, also attempting to place the issues into a wider
context. Finally, two pieces present and discuss the 'use' or
'abuse' of the Middle Ages in the political discourse and display
of our times.
One of the few autobiographies to have survived from the Middle
Ages, this life histroy of one of the most influential rulers of
the fourteenth century, Charles IV of Bohemia, covers his life from
birth until his election as King of Germany in 1346. Charles
describes his childhood, spent mainly in the court of French kings,
his juvenile years, his marriage and his first steps into the
international political scene during the early part of the
fourteenth century. This volume also includes the first ever
English translation of the "Legend of Saint Wenceslas", written by
Charles IV of Luxemburg. It contains both the Latin narrative
sources and a complete English language translation.
Medieval Networks in East Central Europe explores the economic,
cultural, and religious forms of contact between East Central
Europe and the surrounding world in the eight to the fifteenth
century. The sixteen chapters are grouped into four thematic parts:
the first deals with the problem of the region as a zone between
major power centers; the second provides case studies on the
economic and cultural implications of religious ties; the third
addresses the problem of trade during the state formation process
in the region, and the final part looks at the inter- and
intraregional trade in the Late Middle Ages. Supported by an
extensive range of images, tables, and maps, Medieval Networks in
East Central Europe demonstrates and explores the huge significance
and international influence that East Central Europe held during
the medieval period and is essential reading for scholars and
students wishing to understand the integral role that this region
played within the processes of the Global Middle Ages.
Medieval Networks in East Central Europe explores the economic,
cultural, and religious forms of contact between East Central
Europe and the surrounding world in the eight to the fifteenth
century. The sixteen chapters are grouped into four thematic parts:
the first deals with the problem of the region as a zone between
major power centers; the second provides case studies on the
economic and cultural implications of religious ties; the third
addresses the problem of trade during the state formation process
in the region, and the final part looks at the inter- and
intraregional trade in the Late Middle Ages. Supported by an
extensive range of images, tables, and maps, Medieval Networks in
East Central Europe demonstrates and explores the huge significance
and international influence that East Central Europe held during
the medieval period and is essential reading for scholars and
students wishing to understand the integral role that this region
played within the processes of the Global Middle Ages.
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