Royalty Ideology of Serbian Dynasties in the Late Middle Ages

Pre-requisites: No special requirements.

Course objectives: Gaining a deeper insight into the ideology behind the royal serbian dynasties in the late middle ages. Understanding the nature of royalty ideology with the last couple of dynasties, and ties to Nemanjic Dynasty ruling ideology. Completing a short research paper.

Course description: Theoretical component: Royalty ideology with Nemanjic dynasty , the continuation of royalty ideology in the post-Nemanjic period of serbian medieval statehood. Forms of connection to the holy royal line of serbian dynasties. Context of royalty ideology and its uses and rivals of the dynasties. Practical component: Royalty ideology in historical sources, Royalty Ideology of Lazarevic and Brankovic.

Learning Outcomes: Knowledge of serbian royal families in the late middle ages. Becoming familiar with the general sources used for history of royalty ideology in serbian dynasties in the late middle ages.

Literature/Reading:

• B. Bojović, Kraljevstvo i svetost, Beograd 1999.
• S.Marjanović-Dušanić, Vladarska ideologija Nemanjića, Beograd 1997.
• A. Veselinović, Država srpskih despota, Beograd 2006.
• Istorija srpskog naroda I-II, Beograd 1981, 1982.
• S. Ćirković, Srbi u srednjem veku, Beograd 1995.
• M. Spremić, Despot Đurađ Branković i njegovo doba, Beograd 1994.
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• M. Šuica, Nemirno doba srpskog srednjeg veka, Beograd 2000.
• M. Blagojević, Gospodari Srba i Podunavlja, Nemanjići i Lazarevići, Beograd 2004, 303-315.
• M. Blagojević, «Vladanije» kneza Lazara u primorju, Nemanjići i Lazarevići, Beograd 2004, 315-335.
• O knezu Lazaru, Zbornik radova sa naučnog skupa, Beograd 1975.
• M.Šuica, Moravska Srbija na kraju XIV veka - pitanje državno-pravnog kontinuiteta u svetlu ograničenog suvereniteta, Zbornik radova sa naučnog skupa Moravska Srbija, Beograd-Kruševac 2007, 163-185.
• I. Božić, O ulozi Vuka Brankovića, Letopis MS 415 sv. 5 (1975) 475-482
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• B. Ferjančić , Despoti u Vizantiji i južnoslovenskim zemljama, Beograd 1960
• I. Đurić, Sumrak Vizantije, Beograd 1984.
• K. Jireček, Istorija Srba I-II, Beograd 1990.
• J. Kalić, Srbi u poznom srednjem veku, Beograd 2001.
• R. Mihaljčić , Vladarske titule oblasnih gospodara, Sabrana dela knj. VI, Beograd 2001,
• R .Mihaljčić, Lazar Hrebeljanović, istorija, kult, predanje, Beograd 1989
• M. Blagojević,Stefan Lazarević i suverenitet srpske države, Nemanjići i Lazarevići, Beograd 2004, 407-419
• M. Purković, Knez i despot Stefan Lazarević, Beograd 1978.
• D. Popović, Ravanički grob kneza Lazara, Sveti knez Lazar, 171-185.