https://doi.org/10.31261/SPiP.2016.12.22
The article discusses two critical publications on the Middle Ages that appeared in Romania and Moldova in 2015. The first is entitled Orient et Occident. Construction des identités en Europe médiévale, was edited by Luminiţa Diaconu and is a collection of post-conference articles. The conference, organized by the Center for Medieval Studies at the University of Bucharest, focused on the relationship between East and West in the context of identity construction from late antiquity to the late Middle Ages. Particularly noteworthy was an article by Ovidiu Cristei, analyzing the symbolism of Bogdan III's warfare in the context of his 1509 attack on Poland. The author interprets the Moldavian ruler's behavior as a symbolic declaration of war against the entire Polish Kingdom. The second publication, Dialogul civilizaţiilor. Interferenţe istorice şi culturale is a memorial book dedicated to Professor Victor Tvircun, with articles in English and Russian. It touches on civilizations' historical and cultural relations, including Polish-Moldovan contacts from antiquity to modern times. It includes texts on spirituality in Serbian literature, the role of women in medieval Georgia, and the military support of Wladyslaw Jagiello for knights fighting the Teutonic Order. Both publications are essential to studying intercultural contacts and the history of the Central and Eastern European region.
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