Władza i rodowód. O wizerunku władcy w staroserbskiej literaturze
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2013
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Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM
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Authority and Lineage. On the Image of Sovereign in the Old Serbian Literature
Abstract
The article refers to a problem of relationship between authority and genealogy, and to their
specific functioning in the Old Serbian literature,that is in other words, in the hagiographical, historiographical, and hymnic texts. In all those works, the combination of the both ideas
undoubtedly serves the ideological creation, regarding the image of sovereign together with
the exposition of his extra-ordinary lineage and destiny which are tied to his place and role
in the space of history, politics, religion, and culture. In the literature, this peculiar relationship is expressed by the two characteristic constructions of dynasty and genealogy. With
regard to this representation, the dynastic construction is based on the model of biblical motif
concerning Jesse’s stem and functions as the saint osierof the family of Nemanjić. As for
the second construction, of genealogy, it reveals itself as a component of the classical myth
of historiography that determines the beginnings namely, the Serbian sovereign’s mythical
genesis that also concerns all his charismatic, saint family.
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authority, lineage, holiness, sovereign, Old Serbian Literature, hagiographical texts, historiographical texts, hymnic texts, state, orthodox Church, dynasty
Citation
Poznańskie Studia Slawistyczne, 2013, nr 5, s. 173–184
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798-83-232-2636-9