(Formation of the Byzantine‑Slavic Confessional Identity in an Earlier Period of the Slovak Cultural History)

Abstract: Cyrillic manuscripts show evidence of the Byzantine‑Slavic cultural and traditional formation and development in Slovakia, as well as in the milieu of Slovak ethnic society. From a linguistic point of view and based on the provenance of the described realia, they are an integral part of the Slovak national culture. Mentioned manuscripts thereby represent an important and integral part of the confessional identity of inhabitants of the region, although after the fall of Great Moravia, Latin cultural tradition eventually prevailed in the middle Danube region.

Authors: Žeňuch, Peter

DOI: 10.17846/CL.2016.9.1.199-209

Publication order reference: Prof. PhDr. Peter Žeňuch, DrSc., Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Faculty of Arts, Department of Culturology, Hodžova 1, 949 74 Nitra, Slovakia, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Source: Konštatínove listy, 2016, vol. 9, number: 1, pages: 199-209 (PDF file)

Key words: GREAT MORAVIA, BYZANTINE‑SLAVIC TRADITION, CULTURAL IDENTITY, CYRILLIC MANUSCRIPTS, EASTERN SLOVAKIA

Language: SLOVAK