A Strange Oath of Ivan III
The article is devoted to a strange oath of Ivan III, the Grand Prince of all Rus’, in 1488, registered in some Russian chronicles. The oath is very unusual and sometimes is regarded as heretical. Some scholars even associate it with the heresy of the Judaizers. Was the oath really heretical? Why d...
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2022-02-01
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| author | Boris Andreevič Uspenskij |
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The article is devoted to a strange oath of Ivan III, the Grand Prince of all Rus’, in 1488, registered in some Russian chronicles. The oath is very unusual and sometimes is regarded as heretical. Some scholars even associate it with the heresy of the Judaizers. Was the oath really heretical? Why did Ivan III choose such provocative language? The author attempts to answer these and contiguous questions.
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| spelling | doaj.art-88732aec79bb4d669b24e92c0656916e2022-12-21T19:33:48ZengFirenze University PressStudi Slavistici1824-761X1824-76012022-02-0118210.36253/Studi_Slavis-10910A Strange Oath of Ivan IIIBoris Andreevič Uspenskij0University of Naples “L’Orientale” The article is devoted to a strange oath of Ivan III, the Grand Prince of all Rus’, in 1488, registered in some Russian chronicles. The oath is very unusual and sometimes is regarded as heretical. Some scholars even associate it with the heresy of the Judaizers. Was the oath really heretical? Why did Ivan III choose such provocative language? The author attempts to answer these and contiguous questions. https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ss/article/view/10910Ivan IIIOathsSwearingPerjuryHeresy of the JudaizersRussian Chronicles |
| spellingShingle | Boris Andreevič Uspenskij A Strange Oath of Ivan III Studi Slavistici Ivan III Oaths Swearing Perjury Heresy of the Judaizers Russian Chronicles |
| title | A Strange Oath of Ivan III |
| title_full | A Strange Oath of Ivan III |
| title_fullStr | A Strange Oath of Ivan III |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Strange Oath of Ivan III |
| title_short | A Strange Oath of Ivan III |
| title_sort | strange oath of ivan iii |
| topic | Ivan III Oaths Swearing Perjury Heresy of the Judaizers Russian Chronicles |
| url | https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ss/article/view/10910 |
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