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The Pagan Bulgars and Byzantine Christianity in the Eighth and Ninth Centuries
Author(s) -
Nikolov Stephen
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of historical sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.186
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1467-6443
pISSN - 0952-1909
DOI - 10.1111/1467-6443.00120
Subject(s) - byzantine architecture , christianity , greeks , ninth , literacy , monarchy , ancient history , ideology , history , religious studies , classics , philosophy , political science , politics , law , physics , acoustics
This paper examines how the Bulgars perceived Byzantine Christianity in the period before their conversion to Christianity in 864. It tries to establish a connection between literacy, population, kingship, and religion. The Bulgars’ attitude toward the ‘god of the Greeks’ is examined against the background of the impact of Christian versus Pagan in Bulgaria and the specific Bulgar usage of elements of Byzantine Greek literacy and ideology.