Zamedki o ....

Dziraudo, D. (2000) Zamedki o .... Studia Slavica, 45 (1-4). pp. 9-28. ISSN 0039-3363

Preview

Text sslav.45.2000.1-4.2.pdf Download (319kB) | Preview

Abstract

Taking his cue from the volume: G. Giraudo-G. Maniscalco Basile, Lessico politico, giuridico ed ecclesiastico della Russia del sedicesimo secolo, Roma, Herder, 1994, the author points out that the Muscovite political lexicon had the character of a verbal ritual, almost a liturgy of power. In particular, the author investigates the origins and the evolution of the term Car´ and of the related terms. He also investigates the terms describing social articulation within both the State and the Church. He observes how the two hierarchies are parallel until the first half of the 17th century and subsequently they become intertwined. Moreover, the author criticizes the Soviet criterion of editing and interpreting medieval sources. He argues that the societal structure of Muscovite Rus´ (a term that evokes a con-cept of tradition and legitimisation unlike the term Rossija which is more recent and without a sacral meaning) is organised solely on a vertical system of relationships.

Actions (login required)

Edit Item