| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 260 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Series |
East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; volume 42 |
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East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; v. 42.
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| Contents |
Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Methodological Basis -- The Phenomenon of Mulieres Suadentes (Persuasive Women): Between the East and the West -- Christian Female Ruler Archetype of Empress St. Helena -- St. Ludmila of Bohemia, Model of Female Ruler Sainthood in Central-East Europe? -- St. Olga: The Mother of All Princes and Tsars of Rus' -- Adelaide, Princess of Cracow and Wife of Grand Duke of Hungary Geza: On the Problem of Fictivity and Reality in East-Central European Medieval Narratives -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
In 'Mulieres suadentes / Persuasive Women', Martin Homza scrutinises the genesis of ruler ideology among the most prominent East Central and Eastern European dynasties from the early and later Middle Ages. At the center of attention are the Premyslids, the Piasts, the Rurikids, and the Árpáds, but also the main dynasties of the Balkans, namely the Trpimirović and the Nemanjić dynasties, as well as the House of Bogdan, and the Moldova dynasty of the Muṣatins. Unlike previous work, which has focused on narrative sources of male ruler hagiography, Homza studies texts concerning female royal figures. More broadly, this book also attempts to bridge the artificial gap between West and East in Europe |
| Notes |
Translated from the Slovak |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 02, 2023) |
| Subject |
Christian hagiography.
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Queens -- Europe, Eastern -- Biography -- History and criticism
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Queens -- Europe, Central -- Biography -- History and criticism
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Christian women saints -- Europe, Eastern -- Biography -- History and criticism
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Christian women saints -- Europe, Central -- Biography -- History and criticism
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- Catholic.
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Christian hagiography
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Christian women saints -- Biography
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Kings and rulers -- Biography
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Queens -- Biography
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| SUBJECT |
Europe, Eastern -- Kings and rulers -- Biography -- History and criticism
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Europe, Central -- Kings and rulers -- Biography -- History and criticism
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| Subject |
Central Europe
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Eastern Europe
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Fedorová, Martina, translator
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| LC no. |
2017008745 |
| ISBN |
9789004338135 |
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9004338136 |
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