Procopius on the Religion of the Early Slavs: Comparison with Other Barbarians

IF 0.1 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
P. Drapelova
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Abstract

The works of Procopius of Caesarea are generally perceived as one of the earliest and main Byzantine sources on culture of the early Slavs. Its various passages have repeatedly become subject of numerous interpretations and hypotheses. The present article adopts a different approach to this material and compares the information on the religion of the Sclavenes and the Antes with the beliefs of other barbarian groups mentioned by Procopius. The study demonstrates that the sentences on early Slavic religion are rather unique in Procopius’s works especially in respect to the variety of his topics. Furthermore, the evidence indicates that the most similar elements in his descriptions of religious practices connect the early Slavs and the inhabitants of the island of Thule. This does not mean, however, that they were perceived as related by Procopius as there are no similarities in the description of other cultural specificities. The textual evidence nevertheless indicates that Procopius described the religious practices of these two groups in similar terms.
普罗科匹厄斯论早期斯拉夫人的宗教:与其他蛮族的比较
凯撒利亚的普罗科匹厄斯的作品通常被认为是早期斯拉夫人文化的最早和主要的拜占庭来源之一。它的不同段落一再成为无数解释和假设的主题。本文采用了一种不同的方法来处理这些材料,并将克拉文人和安泰人的宗教信息与普罗科匹厄斯提到的其他野蛮群体的信仰进行了比较。研究表明,关于早期斯拉夫宗教的句子在普罗科匹厄斯的作品中是相当独特的,特别是在他的主题的多样性方面。此外,有证据表明,在他对宗教习俗的描述中,最相似的元素将早期斯拉夫人和图勒岛的居民联系起来。然而,这并不意味着普罗科匹厄斯认为它们是相关的,因为在其他文化特征的描述中没有相似之处。然而,文本证据表明,普罗科匹厄斯用相似的术语描述了这两个群体的宗教习俗。
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Studia Ceranea
Studia Ceranea HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
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