Oxford Handbook of Medieval Central Europe

Nada Zecevic teaches the history of the Balkans at Goldsmiths, University of London, where she also directs the Centre for the Study of the Balkans.Daniel Ziemann is Associate Professor at the Department of Medieval Studies at Central European University (CEU) in Vienna.

• Introduction: "Central Europe:" Perceptions, Definitions, and Comparisons in a Historiographical Context Nada Zecevic PART I. LAND, PEOPLE, AND STRUCTURES OF POWER 1. Geography, Natural Resources, and EnvironmentAndrás Vadas 2. From Avars and Slavs to the First Medieval Kingdoms in Central Europe: Population and Settlement, 700-1100 Daniel Ziemann 3. The Central European States: From Monarchy to StändestaatJulia Burkhardt 4. Government: Central and Local Administration János M. Bak and Suzana Miljan 5. Law and the Administration of Justice János M. Bak and Yuriy Zazuliak 6. Wars, Warfare, and Military Organization Attila Bárány7. Cooperation and Conflict in Diplomacy and War within and around Central EuropeGerald Schwedler and Pawel Figurski, with contributions by László Veszprémy, Emir O. Filipovic, and Christian Raffensperger PART II. SOCIETY AND ECONOMY 8. Changing Elites in Medieval Central Europe Cosmin Popa-Gorjanu 9. Locals and Immigrants in Medieval Central Europe Stefan Donecker 10. Gender and Family in Medieval Central Europe Michaela Antonín Malaníková, Witold Brzezinski, and Marija Mogorovic Crljenko 11. Rural Land Management in Medieval Central Europe Edit Sárosi 12. Cities and Towns in Medieval Central Europe Katalin Szende and Felicitas Schmieder 13. Mining, Finances, and Commerce in Medieval Central Europe Grzegorz Mysliwski and Balázs Nagy PART III. CULTURE AND RELIGION 14. Cultural Landscapes: Education and Literature Farkas Gábor Kiss and Lucie Dolezalová 15. A History of Social Communication in East- Central Europe: Words, Scripts, and Beyond Anna Adamska 16. Art and Architecture in Medieval East Central Europe Béla Zsolt Szakács and Zoë Opacic 17. Contexts of Late Medieval Daily Life Gerhard Jaritz 18. Religious Practices (and Confessional Variants) in Medieval Central Europe Stanislava Kuzmová 19. The Papacy and the Region, Church Structure, and Clergy Agata Zielinska and Igor Razum 20. Jews in Medieval Central Europe Tamás Visi 21. Monasticism in Medieval Central Europe (c. 800-c. 1550) Marie-Madeleine de Cevins, with contributions by Marek Derwich and Beatrix Romhányi PART IV. IMAGES OF THE PAST 22. The Image of East Central Europe in Medieval European Literature Levente Seláf 23. Musical Culture in Medieval Central Europe Pawel Gancarczyk 24. The Middle Ages after the Middle Ages: Popular Traditions and Medievalism János M. Bak and Gábor Klaniczay Index

This volume grew out of the work of the varied and dynamic scholars who comprise the Medieval Central European Research Network, and it appropriately illustrates their heterogeneity and multidisciplinary approach.