al-Waṭan al-ʻArabī fī ibdāʻāt al-fannānīn al-Rūs fī al-qarn al-tāsiʻ ʻashar wa-bidāyat al-qarn al-ʻishrīn

As scholarship continues to expand the idea of medieval Europe beyond “the West,” the Rus’ remain the final frontier relegated to the European periphery. The Kingdom of Rus’ challe...

This chapter discusses how texts established and perpetuated a link between the spiritual grace of Kievan and Northern Rus′ and monastic life. Hagiography, homily, and prayers, wri...