Medieval Europe From Another Angle

Volume II: Transformations

Florin Curta (Department of History, University of Florida, USA)

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Routledge
29 May 2025

European history; Classical history & classical civilisation; Medieval history; Medieval European archaeology; History of religion

Series: Variorum Collected Studies

The history of East Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe may be considered as alternating between a Marxist emphasis on rigid differences between Antiquity and the Middle Ages, largely derived from distinctive modes of production, and a preoccupation with borders, ethnicity, and personalities.

This volume examines a number of economic problems that highlight the limits of the current interpretative models, such as the existence of markets or the relation between trade and gift-giving, largely on the basis of the archaeological evidence from the eastern parts of the European continent. In addition, four other chapters address critically such issues as the images of Charlemagne in East Central Europe and of the Vlachs in the French crusade chronicles, linear frontiers, as well as the significance of St. Christopher in Teutonic Prussia.

Medieval Europe from Another Angle will appeal to scholars and students alike studying Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages with an interest in material culture and its use in building ethnic boundaries. It covers a wide geographical area—from Iberia to the Baltic region.

By: Florin Curta (Department of History University of Florida USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781041025627
ISBN 10: 1041025629
Series: Variorum Collected Studies
Pages: 274
Publication Date: 29 May 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Florin Curta is Professor of Medieval History and Archaeology at the University of Florida. His books include Slavs in the Making (Routledge, 2021) and The Long Sixth Century in Eastern Europe (2021). He is also the editor of The Other Europe in the Middle Ages: Avars, Bulgars, Khazars, and Cumans (2008) and Neglected Barbarians (2011). Curta is the editor of the online Bibliography of the History and Archaeology of Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, and co-editor of the series “East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450–1450.”