Domus Bolezlai : : values and social identity in dynastic traditions of medieval Poland (c. 966-1138) / / by Przemysław Wiszewski.

• Superior document: East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; v. 9
• Author: Wiszewski, Przemysław.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2010.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 9.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (636 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Between the middle of the 10th century and the middle of the 12th century both the cultural and the national identities of the Poles were formed. They were determined by political decisions made by the rulers from the Piast ruling house and built on a framework consisting of stories focused on the Piasts’ past. In all of this a dynastic tradition supported by the current ruler and his entourage was created and re-created. Tradition was understood as communication, the aim of which was to transmit values which define ways of perceiving the world by those people who accept this tradition as their own – by the Poles. The aim of the work is to seek traces of these traditions and values still alive in Polish culture.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / P. Wiszewski -- Chapter One. Fragments—Scattered Evidence / P. Wiszewski -- Chapter Two. Annalistic Records / P. Wiszewski -- Chapter Three. The Shadow Of The Great Bolesław. The \'Chronicle\' Of Gallus Anonymous On The Descendants Of Piast / P. Wiszewski -- Chapter Four. The Embodiment Of Tradition? Bolesław III Wrymouth In The \'Chronicle\' Of Gallus Anonymous / P. Wiszewski -- Chapter Five. After Gallus Anonymous ...The Traditions Of Bolesław And The Lives Of Bishop Otto Of Bamberg / P. Wiszewski -- Introduction / P. Wiszewski -- Chapter Six. Family Life And Family Tradition / P. Wiszewski -- Chapter Seven. The Piast Gesture—A Sign Of Power / P. Wiszewski -- Chapter Eight. Tradition: Foundations And Memory / P. Wiszewski -- Conclusion / P. Wiszewski -- Bibliography / P. Wiszewski -- Index / P. Wiszewski.