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Master Narratives of the Middle Ages in Bulgaria

By Roumen Daskalov

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
2021
ISBN
9004464786, 9789004464780
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6030055 bytes)
Series
East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450; 75
Pages
364\363
Time added
2024-03-04 23:06:06

Description

This volume offers a history of historiography, as Roumen Daskalov presents a critical analysis of Bulgarian historiographical views of the Middle Ages to reveal their embeddedness in their historical context and their adaptation to the contemporary circumstances. The study traces the establishment of a master narrative of the Bulgarian Middle Ages and its evolution over time to the present day, including the attempt at a Marxist counter-narrative. Daskalov uses categories of master national narratives, which typically are stories of origins and migrations, state foundations and rises (“golden ages”), and decline and fall, yet they also assert the continuity of the “people”, present certain historical personalities (good or evil, “great” or “weak”), and describe certain actions or passivity to others' actions.

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