The Phanariot Phenomenon or The Anatomy of a Mentality
The Phanariot Phenomenon or The Anatomy of a Mentality
Author(s): Tibor HergyánSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, History of ideas, The Ottoman Empire, Corruption - Transparency - Anti-Corruption
Published by: Editura Universitatii din Oradea
Keywords: Phanariot age; history of Romanian culture; intercultural dialogue; Phanariot phenomenon; appraisals of the past; Phanar; Ottoman Empire; Aromanians; diplomacy;
Summary/Abstract: Re-discussing and nuancing the meaning of some notions related to the studied object ("Fanar", "Phanariots", "Phanariotism"), Professor Borsi-Kálmán introduces us to a revolute world, but not without curiosities, so that reading this volume entitled in translation 'From a Failed Byzantine Renaissance to Greater Romania. Ethnogenesis of a state idea' is both thought-provoking and pleasant. We do not need to be knowledgeable in history to realize the bizarre connection between the Ottomans and the Phanariots and to wonder: how was this strange collaboration possible? Two paradoxical naivetes emerge on a face to face critical confrontation: of the Ottomans who genuinely believed in the mimicked servility of the Phanariots, and of the Phanariots, who believed beyond measure in their own qualities.
Journal: Analele Universităţii din Oradea Fascicula Limba si Literatura Română (ALLRO)
- Issue Year: 27/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 225-233
- Page Count: 9
- Language: Romanian
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