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Church Archaeology in Transylvania (ca. 950 to ca. 1450)
Transylvania has some of the most valuable monuments of medieval architecture in Europe: the easternmost churches built in Romanesque style, Cistercian monasteries, Gothic buildings, and fortified churches. This book explores archaeological sources to bring to light the hidden past of these monuments.
Christianization in Early Medieval Transylvania
Little is known about the Christianization of east-central and eastern Europe, due to the fragmentary nature of the historical record. Yet occasionally, unexpected archaeological discoveries can offer fresh angles and new insights. This volume presents such an example: the discovery of a Byzantine-like church in Alba Iulia, Transylvania, dating from the 10th century - a unique find in terms of both age and function. Next to its ruins, another church was built at the end of the 11th century, following a Roman Catholic architectural model, soon to become the seat of the Latin bishopric of Transylvania. Who built the older, Byzantine-style church, and what was the political, religious and cultu...
Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages (500-1300) (2 vols)
Winner of the 2020 Verbruggen prize This book provides a comprehensive synthesis of scholarship on Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages. The goal is to offer an overview of the current state of research and a basic route map for navigating an abundant historiography available in more than 10 different languages. The literature published in English on the medieval history of Eastern Europe—books, chapters, and articles—represents a little more than 11 percent of the historiography. The companion is therefore meant to provide an orientation into the existing literature that may not be available because of linguistic barriers and, in addition, an introductory bibliography in English. Winner of the 2020 Verbruggen prize, awarded annually by the De Re Militari society for the best book on medieval military history. The awarding committee commented that the book ‘has an enormous range, and yet is exceptionally scholarly with a fine grasp of detail. Its title points to a general history of eastern Europe, but it is dominated by military episodes which make it of the highest value to anybody writing about war and warmaking in this very neglected area of Europe.’ See inside the book.
Medieval East Central Europe in a Comparative Perspective
Medieval East Central Europe in a Comparative Perspective draws together the new perspectives concerning the relevance of East Central Europe for current historiography by placing the region in various comparative contexts. The chapters compare conditions within East Central Europe, as well as between East Central Europe, the rest of the continent, and beyond. Including 15 original chapters from an interdisciplinary team of contributors, this collection begins by posing the question: "What is East Central Europe?" with three specialists offering different interpretations and presenting new conclusions. The book is then grouped into five parts which examine political practice, religion, urban...
The Late Medieval Cult of the Saints
This is a book that explores the nature of sainthood in a region at the margins of medieval Latin Christendom. Defining the model of sanctity that characterized Transylvania between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries, the study considers how the cults of saints functioned within specific local social and cultural contexts. Analyzing case studies from a multi-ethnic region influenced by both the Latin and Eastern Christian traditions, this book provides a close reading of little-surveyed primary sources and offers a comprehensive understanding of sainthood in Transylvania, enhancing the broader study of medieval saints’ cults and their relationship to social power structures. It will be of great interest to scholars of medieval religion, researchers in medieval studies, and religious studies scholars engaged in comparative research.
EXPANSIUNEA MAGHIARĂ ÎN TRANSILVANIA
Expansiunea ungurilor spre teritoriile vecine bogate în resurse era inevitabilă. Ea a început chiar din momentul creştinării, care a coincis cu încoronarea regelui Ştefan I, după ce se atinsese deja limita naturală a Munţilor Apuseni (prin supunerea voievodatului din Bihor), şi după ce încetase dominaţia bulgară la nord de Dunăre. Regiunea bogată în sare şi nu numai situată „dincolo de pădure” trebuia şi putea fi cucerită de tânărul stat creştin condus de Ştefan I. Aproape concomitent au fost lichidate cele două centre de putere rivale, din zona Clujului şi de pe cursul inferior al Mureşului, iar astfel era deschisă calea spre a doua limită naturală, cea a Carpaţilor Orientali şi Meridionali. Acest proces de expansiune s-a desfăşurat treptat, el durând circa un secol şi jumătate. Alexandru Madgearu Ilustrația copertei Radu Oltean : https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Artist/Art-Historia-Radu-Oltean-265309940204393/
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