0616972 - SLÚ 2025 CZ eng J - Journal Article
Gkantzios Drápelová, Pavla
Truth or Fiction: Bohumila Zástěrová’s Contribution to the Perception of Early Slavs and Other Barbarians in Byzantine Sources: A Tribute to the Author on the Occasion of Her 110th Birth Anniversary.
Byzantinoslavica. Roč. 82, 1-2 (2004), s. 329-333. ISSN 0007-7712. E-ISSN 0007-7712
Institutional support: RVO:68378017
Keywords : Zástěrová, Bohumila * barbarian * Slavs * Byzantine * Byzantium * sources
OECD category: History (history of science and technology to be 6.3, history of specific sciences to be under the respective headings)
Method of publishing: Open access
Result website:
https://www.digitalniknihovna.cz/knav/uuid/uuid:46edfced-494e-4576-a651-207279d7bdef

The article examines the contributions of renowned Czechoslovak Byzantinist Bohumila Zástěrová to the study of how early Slavs and other so-called barbarians were perceived in Byzantine sources. Zástěrová was one of the first scholars to critically analyze Byzantine primary texts on the Slavs, identifying recurring themes and stereotypes. She argued that, despite the strong influence of ancient topoi, many aspects of the information in Byzantine texts may have been based on reality. Even though over 110 years have passed since her birth, Zástěrová's insights remain relevant today, and her works continue to be cited in international scholarly literature.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0364177