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The Ancient Sarmatians and the „Sarmatism” in Modern Eastern Europe (the Slovak Case)
The Ancient Sarmatians and the „Sarmatism” in Modern Eastern Europe (the Slovak Case)

Author(s): Dimitar Yordanov Dimitrov
Subject(s): Cultural history, Political history, Social history, Social Theory, Sociology of Culture, 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: Sarmatians; Sarmatism; Slavism of the Baroque period; national revival;

Summary/Abstract: The paper is dedicated to the development of Sarmatism on Slovak lands in the period between the 16th and 19th centuries. At the same time the Sarmatian movement developed in Poland and on Slovak lands, which belonged to the Habsburg Empire. Sarmatism was connected with a particular interest in antiquity during the Baroque period, with the birth of Slavism and Pan-Slavism, as well as the beginnings of the national revival movement. Moreover, it was used as a historical argument to prove the laudable past of Slavs, especially Slovaks, by both groups of intelligentsia from the period of Baroque on Slovak lands: Protestants and Catholics.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 347-354
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English