Jovan Vladimir of Dioclea: Ruler Martyrdom and its Reception in Serbian Historiography
Abstract
According to the Serbian historical consciousness, Jovan Vladimir of Dioclea (Duklja, present-day Montenegro), who lived at the beginning of the eleventh century, is regarded as the first Serbian as well as first Slavic saint of the Western Balkans. He was, however, in the subsequent medieval and modern Serbian historiography, discussed as a minor historical figure or precursor of the saints from the royal Nemanjic dynasty. On the other hand, Jovan Vladimir should be understood as a part of a wider phenomenon of ruler martyrs, murdered out of political self-interest by Christians themselves, which was common in the newly Christianized lands on the northern and eastern periphery of medieval Europe. The aim of this study is to show that Jovan Vladimir, accentuating the insufficiency of the secular paradigm in (post)modern historiography, was not only a political leader, but should also be perceived as a saintly personality in accordance with the original textual material dependent on the... Christian interpretative framework.
Keywords:
Serbian historiography / ruler martyrs / medieval literature / Jovan Vladimir / Dioclea (Duklja)Source:
Bogoslovni Vestnik-Theological Quarterly-Ephemerides Theologicae, 2020, 80, 3, 669-683Publisher:
- Univerza v Ljubljani
DOI: 10.34291/BV2020/03/Malmenvall
ISSN: 0006-5722
WoS: 000685108200001
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85099401178
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Православни богословски факултет / Faculty of Orthodox TheologyTY - JOUR AU - Malmenvall, Simon AU - Puzović, Vladislav PY - 2020 UR - https://rpbf.bfspc.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/230 AB - According to the Serbian historical consciousness, Jovan Vladimir of Dioclea (Duklja, present-day Montenegro), who lived at the beginning of the eleventh century, is regarded as the first Serbian as well as first Slavic saint of the Western Balkans. He was, however, in the subsequent medieval and modern Serbian historiography, discussed as a minor historical figure or precursor of the saints from the royal Nemanjic dynasty. On the other hand, Jovan Vladimir should be understood as a part of a wider phenomenon of ruler martyrs, murdered out of political self-interest by Christians themselves, which was common in the newly Christianized lands on the northern and eastern periphery of medieval Europe. The aim of this study is to show that Jovan Vladimir, accentuating the insufficiency of the secular paradigm in (post)modern historiography, was not only a political leader, but should also be perceived as a saintly personality in accordance with the original textual material dependent on the Christian interpretative framework. PB - Univerza v Ljubljani T2 - Bogoslovni Vestnik-Theological Quarterly-Ephemerides Theologicae T1 - Jovan Vladimir of Dioclea: Ruler Martyrdom and its Reception in Serbian Historiography EP - 683 IS - 3 SP - 669 VL - 80 DO - 10.34291/BV2020/03/Malmenvall UR - conv_325 ER -
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Malmenvall, S.,& Puzović, V.. (2020). Jovan Vladimir of Dioclea: Ruler Martyrdom and its Reception in Serbian Historiography. in Bogoslovni Vestnik-Theological Quarterly-Ephemerides Theologicae Univerza v Ljubljani., 80(3), 669-683. https://doi.org/10.34291/BV2020/03/Malmenvall conv_325
Malmenvall S, Puzović V. Jovan Vladimir of Dioclea: Ruler Martyrdom and its Reception in Serbian Historiography. in Bogoslovni Vestnik-Theological Quarterly-Ephemerides Theologicae. 2020;80(3):669-683. doi:10.34291/BV2020/03/Malmenvall conv_325 .
Malmenvall, Simon, Puzović, Vladislav, "Jovan Vladimir of Dioclea: Ruler Martyrdom and its Reception in Serbian Historiography" in Bogoslovni Vestnik-Theological Quarterly-Ephemerides Theologicae, 80, no. 3 (2020):669-683, https://doi.org/10.34291/BV2020/03/Malmenvall ., conv_325 .