Kingdom of Rus'

Kingdom of Rus'

by Raffensperger, Christian

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"As scholarship continues to expand the idea of medieval Europe beyond 'the West', the Rus' remain the final frontier relegated to the European periphery. The Forgotten Kingdom of Rus' challenges the perception of Rus' as an eastern 'other' - advancing the idea of the Rus' as a kingdom deeply integrated with medieval Europe, which is demonstrated through an innovative analysis of medieval titles."--Provided by publisher.

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  • Full title :Kingdom of Rus' / by Christian Alexander Raffensperger.

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"As scholarship continues to expand the idea of medieval Europe beyond 'the West', the Rus' remain the final frontier relegated to the European periphery. The Forgotten Kingdom of Rus' challenges the perception of Rus' as an eastern 'other' - advancing the idea of the Rus' as a kingdom deeply integrated with medieval Europe, which is demonstrated through an innovative analysis of medieval titles."--Provided by publisher.

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  • Publication Date:2017

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The Physical Object

  • Description:xix, 92 pages ; : 18 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781942401315, 1942401310
  • oclc:on1012071424
  • LC Classification:DK73
  • Dewey Decimal:947/.02

Table of Contents

Introduction : the problem with names -- The place of Rus' in medieval Europe -- The historiography of the translation of kniaz' -- Titulature and medieval rulers -- What was a kniaz'? -- Medieval titulature and Rus' -- Titles for other medieval rulers in Rusian sources -- Conclusion : consequences and resolutions.

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