Ruler and sacrum in early-Přemyslid Bohemia (10th-12th century) Cover Image

Panovník a sacrum v raně přemyslovských Čechách (10.–12. století)
Ruler and sacrum in early-Přemyslid Bohemia (10th-12th century)

Author(s): Marie Bláhová
Contributor(s): Marie Bláhová (Translator)
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Political history, Middle Ages, Theology and Religion, 6th to 12th Centuries
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: Přemyslid princes;christianity;St. Wenceslas;coins;seals;

Summary/Abstract: The author traces the origins and the development of the Přemyslid princes’ ideology, who would rely on the charisma of their predecessor on the Czech throne, Saint Wenceslas. In the historical documents, on coins and seals, she traces the development of the position and function of the oldest Czceh saint and Czech patron and the enlargement of the company of the Czech monarch’s and his people’s protectors after accepting Saint Adalbert and Saint Procopius.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 36-55
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Czech