Turks of the Passion: The Antagonists of Christ in Passion Scenes of Transylvanian Wooden Churches

Abstract

The historical coordinates of Transylvania are those of a territory disputed between foreign powers. As a former component of the medieval kingdom of Hungary, Transylvania became, after the kingdom fell apart under Ottoman attacks, a semi-independent principality under Ottoman suzerainty. Native princes elected by the local elite and confirmed by the sultan ruled over the principality from 1540 to 1690. The Ottomans used military force to intervene in its affairs in order to curb