Ruling Christian; Neagoe Basarab and the Beginning of ‘Political Proto-Modernity’ in Sixteenth-century Wallachia: a Case Study
This article explores the first tendencies of a so-called ‘proto-modernity’ in the Principality of Wallachia, interpreting them as a form of political dynamism of adaptation to a new historical context after the fall of Constantinople and the rise of Ottoman power. Through an analysis of three histo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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Religion, state & society
Year: 2012, Volume: 40, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 286-300 |
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| Summary: | This article explores the first tendencies of a so-called ‘proto-modernity’ in the Principality of Wallachia, interpreting them as a form of political dynamism of adaptation to a new historical context after the fall of Constantinople and the rise of Ottoman power. Through an analysis of three historical situations during the reign of Prince Neagoe Basarab (1512-21) I have tried to show how modernity always stays in connection with local or regional historical developments and is not an ideological narrative. The main statement is a refinement of the Western-Eurocentric approach to modernity which inclines to ignore regional developments and specific historical contexts. The Wallachian case shows a form of ‘proto-modernity’ which barely includes features such as a radical break with the past, secularisation and individualisation, phenomena which constitute modernity in its classical western understanding. |
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| ISSN: | 1465-3974 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion, state & society
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09637494.2012.692929 DOI: 10.15496/publikation-90994 HDL: 10900/149654 |
