Learning Outcomes
Students will know various aspects of the historical course of the Slavic world from its final settlement in Europe to the present day. Apart from the acquaintance with the specific aspects of the history of the Slavic world, students will be able to evaluate the historical evolution of the Slavic world, to recognize its important milestones, which sealed the character and the identity of the Slavic peoples, but also to appreciate the presence of Hellenism in this process and the importance of its diachronic relationship with it.
Course Content (Syllabus)
In this course, students of the first semester come into contact with various aspects of the history of the Slavic world from the period of its final settlement in Europe until today. More specifically, the course studies the most important moments of the long historical course of the Slavic world, such as the departure of the Slavic tribes from their original cradle and their spread in Europe, the establishment of the first medieval Slavic states and their Christianization, their political evolution over the centuries, the emergence of modern Slavic nation states, the modern Slavic world, etc. At the same time, the presence of Hellenism is decisive in many of the above aspects of the history of the Slavic world. Hellenism, through its spiritual caliber but also its expanded political and diplomatic role - especially in older historical periods had a decisive role. This role of the Greek world and its diachronic relations with the Slavs are also examined and studied in the course.
Keywords
History of the Slavic World, Homeland of the Slavs, Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Balkans, Slavic States, Christianization, Middle Ages, Modern Era
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Δημ. Γόνη, Ἱστορία τῶν Ὀρθοδόξων Ἐκκλησιῶν Βουλγαρίας καὶ Σερβίας, Ἀθήνα 2001(3η έκδοση).
Βλ. Φειδᾶ , Ἐκκλησιαστικὴ ἱστορία τῆς Ρωσίας. Ἀπὸ τὴν ἱδρυσή της μέχρι σήμερα, Ἀθήνα 2005 (5η έκδοση).
Ἀντ. Αἰμ.Ταχιάου, Βυζάντιο, Σλάβοι, Ἅγιον Ὄρος. Ἀναδρομή σέ ἀμοιβαίες σχέσεις καί ἐπιδράσεις, Θεσσαλονίκη 2006.
Αντ. Αιμ.Ταχιάου, Βυζάντιο και Ρωσία. Θέματα πνευματικών και πολιτιστικών σχέσεων, Θεσσαλονίκη 2016.
Κων. Νιχωρίτη, Θέματα ιστορίας και πολιτισμού των σλαβικών λαών, Θεσσαλονίκη 2015.
Additional bibliography for study
Ι. Ταρνανίδη, Ἱστορία τῆς Σερβικῆς Ἐκκλησίας. Πανεπιστημιακὲς παραδόσεις, Θεσσαλονίκη 1986 (2η έκδοση).
Ι. Ταρνανίδη, Ιστορία των Σλαβικών Ορθοδόξων Εκκλησιών, τόμ. Α΄, Ιστορία της Βουλγαρικής Εκκλησίας, Θεσσαλονίκη 2005 (2η έκδοση).
Ι. Ταρνανίδη, Θεωρία και πράξη στην ιστορική εξέλιξη του αυτοκεφάλου των Σλαβικών Εκκλησιών, Θεσσαλονίκη 2006.