The Routledge handbook of East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 500-1300 / edited by Florin Curta.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Curta, Florin, editor.

Series:

Routledge history handbooks.

Routledge history handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Medieval.

Europe, Eastern--History--To 1500.

Europe, Eastern.

Europe, Central--History--To 1500.

Europe, Central.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (607 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Routledge, [2021]

Summary:

"The Routledge Handbook of East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 500-1300 is the first of its kind to provide a point of reference for the history of the whole of Eastern Europe during the Middle Ages. While historians have recognized the importance of integrating the eastern part of the European continent into surveys of the Middle Ages, few have actually paid attention to the region, its specific features, problems of chronology, and historiography. This vast region represents more than two thirds of the European continent, but its history in general - and its medieval history in particular - is poorly known. This book covers the history of the whole region, from the Balkans to the Carpathian Basin, and the Bohemian Forest to the Finnish Bay. It provides an overview of the current state of research and a route map for navigating an abundant historiography available in more than ten different languages. Chapters cover topics as diverse as religion, architecture, art, state formation, migration, law, trade, and the experiences of women and children. This book is an essential reference for scholars and students of medieval history, as well as those interested in the history of central and eastern Europe"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of figures

Notes on contributors

List of maps

Introduction

1 Situating medieval Eastern Europe: historiography and discontent

2 Between migrations and origo gentis: population movements

3 Steppe empires without emperors: Avars, Bulgars and Khazars

4 Medieval nomadism

5 Early conversion to Christianity, Judaism and Islam

6 Conversion and Christianization: Bohemia, Poland, Hungary and Rus' (9th to 12th centuries)

7 State formation in the 10th century

8 Strongholds and early medieval states

9 The rise of the early medieval aristocracy

10 Rulers between ideal and reality

11 Royal governments

12 Rural economy

13 Crafts, coins and trade (900-1300)

14 Towns and cities

15 Lords, peasants and slaves

16 Women and children

17 Jews, Armenians and Muslims

18 Church organization

19 Saints and relics

20 Heresy and popular religion

21 Crusades and Eastern Europe

22 The Baltic Crusades (1147-1300)

23 Political and practical literacy

24 Law

25 History writing

26 Hagiography

27 Monumental architecture

28 Monumental art

29 New powers-Serbia and Bulgaria

30 The Mongols in Eastern Europe

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-000-47624-3

0-429-27621-4

9781000476248

9780429276217

OCLC:

1281976467