The Slavic religion in the light of 11th- and 12th-century German chronicles (Thietmar of Merseburg, Adam of Bremen, Helmold of Bosau) : studies on the Christian Interpretation of Pre-Christian cults and beliefs in the Middle Ages
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The Slavic religion in the light of 11th- and 12th-century German chronicles (Thietmar of Merseburg, Adam of Bremen, Helmold of Bosau) : studies on the Christian Interpretation of Pre-Christian cults and beliefs in the Middle Ages
（East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450, v. 60）
Brill, 2020
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-427) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In this volume, Stanislaw Rosik focuses on the meaning and significance of Old Slavic religion as presented in three German chronicles (the works
of Thietmar of Merseburg, Adam of Bremen, Helmold of Bosau) written during the time of the Christianization of the Western Slavs. The source analyses show the ways the chroniclers understood, explained and represented pre-Christian beliefs and cults, which were interpreted as elements
of a foreign, "barbarian", culture and were evaluated from the perspective of Church doctrine. In this study, individual features of the three authors are discussed- including the issue of the credibility of their information on Old Slavic religion- and broader conclusions on medieval thought are also presented.
Table of Contents
List of Figures and Map
Introduction
1 Interpretatio Christiana of Old Slavic Religion as a Problem in Scholarly Reflection
1 Interpretatio Christiana of Slavic Religion in Scholarly Opinions
2 Further Research Perspectives
2 The Religion of the Slavs in Thietmar's Chronicle
1 Introduction: Thietmar of Merseburg and His Work
Excursus: Saturn at the Wagrians (Widukind of Corvey, Res gestae Saxonicae libri tres III, 68)
2 The Religion of the Slavs in Thietmar's Chronicle - Historiographical Analysis
3 The Religion of the Slavs in Thietmar's Chronicle - Closing Remarks
3 Adam of Bremen on Slavic Religion
1 Introduction: Adam of Bremen and His Work
2 The Religion of the Slavs in Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum - Historiographical Analysis
3 The Religion of the Slavs in the Historical and Theological Vision of Adam of Bremen
4 Helmoldi Cronica Slavorum on Slavic Religion
1 Helmold and His Chronicle of the Slavs
2 The Religion of the Slavs in Helmold's Chronicle (Text Analysis)
3 The Slavic Religion in the "World" of Helmold's Work
Conclusions
1 On the Historical Stage
2 The Perspective of Theology and Culture Confrontation
3 Argumentum ex interpretatione ...
Bibliography
Index of Ancient Historical, Biblical and Mythical Figures
Index of Modern Authors
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