The Entry of the Slavs Into Christendom: An Introduction to the Medieval History of the Slavs

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CUP Archive, Oct 2, 1970 - History - 435 pages
Dr Vlasto reviews the early history of the various Slav peoples (from about AD 500 onwards) and traces their gradual emergence as Christian states within the framework of either West or East European culture. Special attention is paid to the political and cultural rivalry between East and West for the allegiance of certain Slav peoples, and to the degree of cultural exchange within the Slav world, associated in particular with the use of the Slav liturgical language. His examination of all the Slav peoples and extensive use of original source material in many different languages enables Dr Vlasto to give a particularly comprehensive study of the subject.
 

Contents

THE SLAVS IN THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
3
THE SLAVS IN CENTRAL EUROPE
13
THE WESTERN SLAVS
86
THE BALKAN SLAVS
155
THE EASTERN SLAVS
236
THE BEGINNINGS OF MONASTICISM AMONG
296
CONCLUSION
308
List of abbreviations
318
Bibliography
407
Pullout map facing page
422
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