Churches and donors in the Treskavac chrysobulls of King Dušan

Based on a rereading of King Dušan’s chrysobulls to the Treskavac Monastery, the paper indicates a link between the sacred space of the Treskavac Monastery on the mountain and the urban space - i.e. the medieval city of Prilep and the nobility - at the foot of the mountain. Judging by these...

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Main Author: Smolčić-Makuljević Svetlana
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade 2016-01-01
Series:Zograf
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-1361/2016/0350-13611640073S.pdf
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description Based on a rereading of King Dušan’s chrysobulls to the Treskavac Monastery, the paper indicates a link between the sacred space of the Treskavac Monastery on the mountain and the urban space - i.e. the medieval city of Prilep and the nobility - at the foot of the mountain. Judging by these charters, the reasons for bestowing donations on the Treskavac Monastery by the numerous members of the aristocracy in Pelagonia and Prilep seem to suggest a religious and funerary context. At the same time, the paper aims to highlight sacred topography, i.e. the churches in the possession of the Treskavac Monastery which made up a sacred network on the territory of Prilep and were vertically, spiritually and economically tied to the monastery on the mountain.
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spelling doaj.art-987a5a9f2d394b3595fefb7e1e28098a2022-12-22T00:14:11ZdeuFaculty of Philosophy, BelgradeZograf0350-13612406-07552016-01-01201640738410.2298/ZOG1640073S0350-13611640073SChurches and donors in the Treskavac chrysobulls of King DušanSmolčić-Makuljević Svetlana0Belgrade Metropolitan University, BelgradeBased on a rereading of King Dušan’s chrysobulls to the Treskavac Monastery, the paper indicates a link between the sacred space of the Treskavac Monastery on the mountain and the urban space - i.e. the medieval city of Prilep and the nobility - at the foot of the mountain. Judging by these charters, the reasons for bestowing donations on the Treskavac Monastery by the numerous members of the aristocracy in Pelagonia and Prilep seem to suggest a religious and funerary context. At the same time, the paper aims to highlight sacred topography, i.e. the churches in the possession of the Treskavac Monastery which made up a sacred network on the territory of Prilep and were vertically, spiritually and economically tied to the monastery on the mountain.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-1361/2016/0350-13611640073S.pdfTreskavac Monasterycultcity of PrilepKing Dušan’s chrysobullschurchesdonorsByzantine nobilitysacred topography
spellingShingle Smolčić-Makuljević Svetlana
Churches and donors in the Treskavac chrysobulls of King Dušan
Zograf
Treskavac Monastery
cult
city of Prilep
King Dušan’s chrysobulls
churches
donors
Byzantine nobility
sacred topography
title Churches and donors in the Treskavac chrysobulls of King Dušan
title_full Churches and donors in the Treskavac chrysobulls of King Dušan
title_fullStr Churches and donors in the Treskavac chrysobulls of King Dušan
title_full_unstemmed Churches and donors in the Treskavac chrysobulls of King Dušan
title_short Churches and donors in the Treskavac chrysobulls of King Dušan
title_sort churches and donors in the treskavac chrysobulls of king dusan
topic Treskavac Monastery
cult
city of Prilep
King Dušan’s chrysobulls
churches
donors
Byzantine nobility
sacred topography
url http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-1361/2016/0350-13611640073S.pdf
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