Images of Eurasian Nomads in European Cultural Imaginary in the Middle Ages

Mirko Sardelic

Images of Eurasian Nomads in European Cultural Imaginary in the Middle Ages

Mirko Sardelic

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Abstract

This paper is a contribution to deepening our understanding of the relations
between sedentary and nomadic peoples in medieval Europe. It interprets the images of nomads found in the European cultural imagination, particularly in medieval literary sources from areas as far apart as Britain and Constantinople. This imaginary is the product of an accumulated culturally-processed emotional response to newcomers from the Eurasian Steppe who were often perceived as either a severe threat or as powerful military allies. The process of constructing such an image of the Eurasian nomads might seem to be a simple and natural one; however, one must not oversimplify its complexity. The reconstruction of this imagery is a joint effort made by several disciplines. This overview is intended to give the reader a glimpse into the perspectives of imagology, social psychology, cross-cultural history, and the history of emotions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Competing Narratives between Nomadic People and their Sedentary Neighbours
Subtitle of host publication	Papers of the 7th International Conference on the Medieval History of the Eurasian Steppe Nov. 9–12, 2018 Shanghai University, China
Editors	Chen Hao
Place of Publication	Szeged
Publisher	University of Szeged
Pages	265-279
Number of pages	15
Volume	53
Edition	Studia uralo-altaica
ISBN (Electronic)	978-963-306-714-7
ISBN (Print)	978-963-306-708-6
Publication status	Published - 2019
Externally published	Yes
Event	7th International Conference on the Medieval History of the Eurasian Steppe - Shanghai University, China Duration: 9 Nov 2018 → 12 Nov 2018

Conference

Conference	7th International Conference on the Medieval History of the Eurasian Steppe
Country/Territory	China
Period	9/11/18 → 12/11/18

Centre for the History of Emotions
Lynch, A. (Investigator 01), Van Gent, J. (Investigator 02), White, R. (Investigator 03), Lemmings, D. (Investigator 04), Davidson, J. (Investigator 05), Trigg, S. (Investigator 06), Haskell, Y. (Investigator 07), Holbrook, P. (Investigator 08), Ruys, J. (Investigator 09), Zika, C. (Investigator 10), Konishi, S. (Investigator 11), Gibbard, P. (Investigator 12) & Broomhall, S. (Investigator 13)
ARC Australian Research Council
1/01/11 → 31/12/18
Project: Research

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Sardelic, M. (2019). Images of Eurasian Nomads in European Cultural Imaginary in the Middle Ages. In C. Hao (Ed.), Competing Narratives between Nomadic People and their Sedentary Neighbours: Papers of the 7th International Conference on the Medieval History of the Eurasian Steppe Nov. 9–12, 2018 Shanghai University, China (Studia uralo-altaica ed., Vol. 53, pp. 265-279). University of Szeged.

Sardelic, Mirko. / Images of Eurasian Nomads in European Cultural Imaginary in the Middle Ages. Competing Narratives between Nomadic People and their Sedentary Neighbours: Papers of the 7th International Conference on the Medieval History of the Eurasian Steppe Nov. 9–12, 2018 Shanghai University, China. editor / Chen Hao. Vol. 53 Studia uralo-altaica. ed. Szeged : University of Szeged, 2019. pp. 265-279

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Sardelic, M 2019, Images of Eurasian Nomads in European Cultural Imaginary in the Middle Ages. in C Hao (ed.), Competing Narratives between Nomadic People and their Sedentary Neighbours: Papers of the 7th International Conference on the Medieval History of the Eurasian Steppe Nov. 9–12, 2018 Shanghai University, China. Studia uralo-altaica edn, vol. 53, University of Szeged, Szeged, pp. 265-279, 7th International Conference on the Medieval History of the Eurasian Steppe, China, 9/11/18.

Images of Eurasian Nomads in European Cultural Imaginary in the Middle Ages. / Sardelic, Mirko.
Competing Narratives between Nomadic People and their Sedentary Neighbours: Papers of the 7th International Conference on the Medieval History of the Eurasian Steppe Nov. 9–12, 2018 Shanghai University, China. ed. / Chen Hao. Vol. 53 Studia uralo-altaica. ed. Szeged: University of Szeged, 2019. p. 265-279.

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