Enigma in Rus and Medieval Slavic Cultures

1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-3-11-077910-3
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 388 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 1102 g

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is a thematic essay volume to investigate the history and function of enigma in Orthodox Slavic cultures with a special focus on the cultural history of Rus and Muscovy. Its seventeen case studies across disciplinary boundaries analyze Slavic biblical and patristic translations, liturgical commentaries, occult divinatory texts, and dream interpretations. Slavic riddles inscribed on walls and compilations of riddles in question-and-answer format are all subjects of this volume. Not only written, but also pictorial enigmas are examined, together with their relationships to texts suggesting novel methodologies for their deciphering. This kaleidoscopic survey of by an international group of scholars demonstrates the historiographical challenges that medieval enigmatic thought poses for researchers and offers new approaches to the interpretation of medieval sources, both verbal and visual.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ryan, William F.

Kriza, Ágnes

Kríza, Ágnes

Weitere Mitwirkende

Ryan, William F.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Mittelalterliche, neuzeitliche Archäologie (Europa)
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Ágnes Kriza, London, Großbritannien; William Francis Ryan, London, Großbritannien.

Ágnes Kriza, London, United Kingdom; William Francis Ryan, London, United Kingdom.