Rival Byzantiums
Rival Byzantiums by Diana Mishkova, published by Cambridge University Press on December 15, 2022, offers a comprehensive comparative analysis of how the phenomenon of Byzantium has been interpreted by the historiographies of Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Serbia, and Turkey from the Enlightenment to the present day. This 300-page edition synthesizes a vast array of material that is largely unfamiliar to academic audiences, emphasizing the significant role that representations of Byzantium play in shaping identity and historical consciousness in this region of Europe.
Readers will find a thorough examination of the diverse interpretations of the Byzantine phenomenon, set against the backdrop of changing geopolitical and cultural contexts. The book scrutinizes the historiographic traditions of these nations, highlighting their interactions and competition with one another, as well as their engagement with broader academic currents from the West and Russia. This work is intended for medieval historians, Byzantinists, and those interested in the intersections of history, culture, and politics.
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This is a comprehensive comparative view of the way the phenomenon of Byzantium has been treated by the historiographies of the polities that have emerged from its remains – Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Serbia and Turkey – from the Enlightenment to the present day. Synthesising a sprawling mass of material largely unknown to academic audiences, it highlights the important place Byzantium’s representations occupy in the identity building and historical consciousness in that part of Europe. The diverse interpretations of the Byzantine phenomenon across and within these historiographic traditions are scrutinised against the backdrop of shifting geopolitical and cultural contexts, in constant dialogue and competition with each other and in communication with extra-regional, western and Russian, academic currents. The book will be of value to medieval historians, Byzantinists and historians of historiography as well as students of and specialists in modern politics, cultural and intellectual history.
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