Between the Latin West and the Christian East: Once Again to the Christianisation of Rus’ Cover Image

Zwischen lateinischem Westen und christlichem Osten: noch einmal zur Christianisierung der Rus
Between the Latin West and the Christian East: Once Again to the Christianisation of Rus’

Author(s): Dana Picková
Subject(s): History, Special Historiographies:
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: Christianization; Rus’; Orthodox Christianity; Latin Christendom; 9th–10th century

Summary/Abstract: Christianization of the Rus’ is a subject of many existing articles and monographs. This article however deals it again from a somewhat untraditional perspective. It stresses the possible influence not only the center of Eastern Christianity, the Byzantine Empire, but also the centers representing the Western Christianity, that is, the Roman Empire and the Papacy had on this process. At the same time, a certain parallel between the events surrounding the Cyril and Methodius’s mission, the acceptance of Christianity in Bulgary and the Christianization of the Rus’ is pointed out.

  • Issue Year: XXV/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 201-219
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: German