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A Companion to the History of Moldavia up to 1859
Series: - Brill's Companions to European History, Volume: 33
This volume is the first of its kind, providing a multifaceted discussion of the history of the principality of Moldavia from its foundation up to 1859. The contributors cover economic, social, political, and cultural developments, highlighting change as well as continuity. This book also offers guidance on the region’s abundant historiography, as its bibliography brings together all major studies dedicated to the history of the principality of Moldavia from the 14th to the 19th century. Intended to serve as a starting point for future research, this volume is enriched by its thematic emphasis on “the view from the periphery.”
Contributors are: Constantin Ardeleanu, Adrian-Bogdan Ceobanu, Ovidiu Cristea, Florin Curta, Alessandro Flavio Dumitrașcu, Elena Firea, Ştefan S. Gorovei, Sorin Grigoruță, Ioan-Augustin Guriță, Sergean Osman, Radu G. Păun, Nagy Pienaru, Liviu Pilat, Alexandru-Florin Platon, Laurențiu Radvan, Victor Spinei, Alice Isabella Sullivan, and Maria-Magdalena Székely.
Contributors are: Constantin Ardeleanu, Adrian-Bogdan Ceobanu, Ovidiu Cristea, Florin Curta, Alessandro Flavio Dumitrașcu, Elena Firea, Ştefan S. Gorovei, Sorin Grigoruță, Ioan-Augustin Guriță, Sergean Osman, Radu G. Păun, Nagy Pienaru, Liviu Pilat, Alexandru-Florin Platon, Laurențiu Radvan, Victor Spinei, Alice Isabella Sullivan, and Maria-Magdalena Székely.
Florin Curta, Ph.D. (1998), Western Michigan University, is a professor of medieval history and archaeology at the University of Florida. He has published numerous monographs and articles, as well as edited several volumes, including Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 500-1300 (Brill, 2019).
Liviu Pilat, Ph.D. (2007), Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, is a professor of medieval and early modern history at that university. He recently co-edited From Pax Mongolica to Pax Ottomanica: War, Religion and Trade in the Northwestern Black Sea Region, 14th-16th Centuries (Brill, 2020).
Liviu Pilat, Ph.D. (2007), Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, is a professor of medieval and early modern history at that university. He recently co-edited From Pax Mongolica to Pax Ottomanica: War, Religion and Trade in the Northwestern Black Sea Region, 14th-16th Centuries (Brill, 2020).
List of Maps, Figures and Tables
Moldavian Rulers
Map
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
1 The Origins of Moldavia
Victor Spinei
2 Moldavia from Terra to Regnum
Ștefan S. Gorovei
3 Ecclesiastical Organization and the Veneration of Relics
Elena Firea
4 A Disputed Vassal: Moldavia between Hungary and Poland
Liviu Pilat
5 Moldavia and the Black Sea in the 14th to 16th Centuries
Alessandro Flavio Dumitrașcu
6 From Holy War to Submission: Moldavia and the Ottoman Empire
Liviu Pilat and Ovidiu Cristea
7 Looking for a New Dynasty: from Movilă to Cantemir
Sorin Grigoruță
8 Moldavian Aristocracy: Self-Representation and Social Order
Maria Magdalena Székely
9 Towns, Trade and Rural Economy
Laurențiu Rădvan
10 The Byzantine Legacy: Art and Architecture in Moldavia
Alice Isabella Sullivan
11 The Historiography of Moldavia
Ovidiu Cristea
12 Ottoman Domination and the Byzantine-Slavic Tradition in Moldavia: Ideas and Realities
Radu G. Păun
13 Ottoman Influence in Moldavia in the 16th and 17th Centuries
Nagy Pienaru and Sergean Osman
14 The Age of the Phanariots
Ioan-Augustin Guriță
15 The Social Elite and the Europeanization of Moldavia
Alexandru-Florin Platon
16 Economic Growth, International Trade and Western Diplomacy (1830s–1850s)
Constantin Ardeleanu
17 The Moldavian State, a Sacrifice on the Altar of the Nation
Adrian-Bogdan Ceobanu
Bibliography
Index
Moldavian Rulers
Map
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
1 The Origins of Moldavia
Victor Spinei
2 Moldavia from Terra to Regnum
Ștefan S. Gorovei
3 Ecclesiastical Organization and the Veneration of Relics
Elena Firea
4 A Disputed Vassal: Moldavia between Hungary and Poland
Liviu Pilat
5 Moldavia and the Black Sea in the 14th to 16th Centuries
Alessandro Flavio Dumitrașcu
6 From Holy War to Submission: Moldavia and the Ottoman Empire
Liviu Pilat and Ovidiu Cristea
7 Looking for a New Dynasty: from Movilă to Cantemir
Sorin Grigoruță
8 Moldavian Aristocracy: Self-Representation and Social Order
Maria Magdalena Székely
9 Towns, Trade and Rural Economy
Laurențiu Rădvan
10 The Byzantine Legacy: Art and Architecture in Moldavia
Alice Isabella Sullivan
11 The Historiography of Moldavia
Ovidiu Cristea
12 Ottoman Domination and the Byzantine-Slavic Tradition in Moldavia: Ideas and Realities
Radu G. Păun
13 Ottoman Influence in Moldavia in the 16th and 17th Centuries
Nagy Pienaru and Sergean Osman
14 The Age of the Phanariots
Ioan-Augustin Guriță
15 The Social Elite and the Europeanization of Moldavia
Alexandru-Florin Platon
16 Economic Growth, International Trade and Western Diplomacy (1830s–1850s)
Constantin Ardeleanu
17 The Moldavian State, a Sacrifice on the Altar of the Nation
Adrian-Bogdan Ceobanu
Bibliography
Index
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