A Neglected Empire: Bulgaria between the Late Twelfth and Late Fourteenth Century II: Engaging in Empire, from Center to Periphery and Beyond

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Univ. of Florida; Research Group on Manuscript Evidence

Organizer Name

Mildred Budny, Florin Curta

Organizer Affiliation

Research Group on Manuscript Evidence, Univ. of Florida

Presider Name

Francesco Dall’Aglio

Presider Affiliation

Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Storici, Napoli

Paper Title 1

The Empire’s Heart: The Significance of the Capital Tărnovo in the History of Late Medieval Bulgaria

Presenter 1 Name

Kirił Marinow

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. Łódzki

Paper Title 2

Within a Southeast European Multiple-Contact Zone: The Conceptualization of Medieval Bulgarian and Early Ottoman History

Presenter 2 Name

Stefan Rohdewald

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Historisches Institut, Osteuropäische Geschichte, Justus-Liebig-Univ. Giessen

Start Date

10-5-2014 1:30 PM

Session Location

Schneider 1130

Description

Session II in this pair of sessions on "A Neglected Empire" (I and II) examines aspects of Bulgarian imperial policies and processes, "From Center to Periphery and Beyond." Our papers assess the significant roles played by the imperial capital Tărnovo in the formation and fortunes of the Bulgarian Empire between 1185/86 and 1393; report on the Middle Bulgarian transmission of anti-heretical treatises in compilations of Canon Law, as preserved in manuscripts now in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Sofia; and analyze the "multiple-contact zone" of Medieval Southern Europe constituted during this period not so much by isolated homogenous cultures, but rather by a multitude of cultural practices involving Medieval Bulgarian and Early Ottoman interactions.

Mildred Budny