Anatomy of a duchy : the political and ecclesiastical structures of early PrŒemyslid Bohemia /
Kalhous, David.
Anatomy of a duchy : the political and ecclesiastical structures of early PrŒemyslid Bohemia / by David Kalhous. - 1 online resource. - East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450, v. 19 1872-8103 ; . - East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 19. European History and Culture E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN: 9789004223257. .
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- I. “Weak” Bohemia: A Non-State Retinue-Based Polity in Central Europe? -- II. A Přemyslid Strength—Forging Common Identity -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
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An analysis of the early Přemyslid realm provides an opportunity for recognizing the importance of different factors involved in the formation of stable social structures in the early medieval regnum. The contemporary narrative emphasizes the importance of violence, where the Přemyslid princes and their powerful retinues imposed princely will on elites and freemen in Bohemia and Moravia. However, our attention also turns to the problematic evidence of assumed powerful cavalry armies and the importance of communication between prince, elites and church, somewhat problematizing the role of violence as the primary tool of governance. Furthermore, an analysis of “otherness” in Saxon chronicles and a comparison of different traditions of St. Wenceslas and Great Moravia confirm the importance of the “Identitätsbildung”-process and “ideology” as stabilising factors in the new Přemyslid regnum.
9789004229815
10.1163/9789004229815 DOI
PrŒemyslid dynasty.
Violence--Political aspects--History--Czech Republic--Bohemia--To 1500.
Religion and politics--History--Czech Republic--Bohemia--To 1500.
Social structure--History--Czech Republic--Bohemia--To 1500.
Group identity--History--Czech Republic--Bohemia--To 1500.
Ideology--History--Czech Republic--Bohemia--To 1500.
HISTORY / Europe / Germany
Bohemia (Czech Republic)--History--To 1526.
Bohemia (Czech Republic)--Politics and government.
Bohemia (Czech Republic)--Church history.
Bohemia (Czech Republic)--Social conditions.
DB2087 / .K35 2012eb
943.71/0223
Anatomy of a duchy : the political and ecclesiastical structures of early PrŒemyslid Bohemia / by David Kalhous. - 1 online resource. - East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450, v. 19 1872-8103 ; . - East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 19. European History and Culture E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN: 9789004223257. .
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- I. “Weak” Bohemia: A Non-State Retinue-Based Polity in Central Europe? -- II. A Přemyslid Strength—Forging Common Identity -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
An analysis of the early Přemyslid realm provides an opportunity for recognizing the importance of different factors involved in the formation of stable social structures in the early medieval regnum. The contemporary narrative emphasizes the importance of violence, where the Přemyslid princes and their powerful retinues imposed princely will on elites and freemen in Bohemia and Moravia. However, our attention also turns to the problematic evidence of assumed powerful cavalry armies and the importance of communication between prince, elites and church, somewhat problematizing the role of violence as the primary tool of governance. Furthermore, an analysis of “otherness” in Saxon chronicles and a comparison of different traditions of St. Wenceslas and Great Moravia confirm the importance of the “Identitätsbildung”-process and “ideology” as stabilising factors in the new Přemyslid regnum.
9789004229815
10.1163/9789004229815 DOI
PrŒemyslid dynasty.
Violence--Political aspects--History--Czech Republic--Bohemia--To 1500.
Religion and politics--History--Czech Republic--Bohemia--To 1500.
Social structure--History--Czech Republic--Bohemia--To 1500.
Group identity--History--Czech Republic--Bohemia--To 1500.
Ideology--History--Czech Republic--Bohemia--To 1500.
HISTORY / Europe / Germany
Bohemia (Czech Republic)--History--To 1526.
Bohemia (Czech Republic)--Politics and government.
Bohemia (Czech Republic)--Church history.
Bohemia (Czech Republic)--Social conditions.
DB2087 / .K35 2012eb
943.71/0223