Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series - 52: The Making of the Slavs

History and Archaeology of the Lower Danube Region, c. 500-700

Autori

• Florin Curta

Parametri

• 496 pagine
• 18 ore di lettura

• Europa Meridionale
• Germania
• Saggistica
• Scienze sociali
• Tema stórico

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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.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2007

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