
The Kingdom of Rus'
Christian Raffensperger(Author)
Arc Humanities Press
Published on 22. August 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-1-942401-31-5 (ISBN)
Description
As scholarship continues to expand the idea of medieval Europe beyond "the West," the Rus' remain the final frontier relegated to the European periphery. The Kingdom of Rus' challenges the perception of Rus' as an eastern "other" - advancing the idea of the Rus' as a kingdom deeply integrated with medieval Europe, through an innovative analysis of medieval titles. Examining a wide range of medieval sources, this book exposes the common practice in scholarship of referring to Rusian rulers as princes as a relic of early modern attempts to diminish the Rus'. Not only was Rus' part and parcel of medieval Europe, but in the eleventh and twelfth centuries Rus' was the largest kingdom in Christendom.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Kalamazoo, MI
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 175 mm
Width: 116 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
97 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-942401-31-5 (9781942401315)
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Christian Raffensperger ======================= Christian Raffensperger is Associate Professor of History at Wittenberg University, Associate at the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, and Director of the Premodern and Ancient World Studies Program.
Content
Timeline of Events
Introduction: The Problem with Names
The Place of Rus' in Europe
The Historiography of the Translation of Kniaz'
Titulature and Medieval Rulers
What was a Kniaz'?
Medieval Titulature and Rus'
Titles for Other Medieval Rulers in Rusian Sources
Conclusion: Consequences and Resolution
Further Reading
Introduction: The Problem with Names
The Place of Rus' in Europe
The Historiography of the Translation of Kniaz'
Titulature and Medieval Rulers
What was a Kniaz'?
Medieval Titulature and Rus'
Titles for Other Medieval Rulers in Rusian Sources
Conclusion: Consequences and Resolution
Further Reading