Christian Raffensperger
Biographic Data
| ID | 5712201 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christian Raffensperger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christian |
| FAMILY NAME | Raffensperger |
| SIGNATURE | RAFFENSPERGER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wittenberg University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1906-5245 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
La rus’ de Kiev (Xe-XIIe siècles) dans le contexte de l’Europe médiévale
Worlds of Byzantium
Worlds of Byzantium offers a new understanding of what it means to study the history and visual culture of the Byzantine empire during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Arguing that linguistic and cultural frontiers do not always coincide with political ones, it suggests that Byzantine studies should look not only within but also beyond the borders of the Byzantine empire and include the history of Christian populations in the Muslim-ruled Midd…
Volodimer the Bold
One of the ways that we can profitably discuss what happened in the past is, counterintuitively, by asking not just “why did x happen” but “what if x did not happen?” Attempting to answer such a question involves an in-depth inquiry into the surrounding events and requires the historian to question the underlying causes of a whole host, indeed a spreading wave, of events that all might be affected by one particular change. This article posits the…
Twenty Years of the Midwest Medieval Slavic Workshop at the University of Chicago
An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses articles in the issue on medieval Slavic studies on pre-Petrine history, literature, language and art
Lisa Wolverton. Cosmas of Prague
This book continues Lisa Wolverton’s study of Cosmas of Prague and demonstrates the intimate familiarity she has developed with Cosmas over the course of reading, using, and translating his work. This consummate familiarity has produced a radical reimagining of Cosmas. Wolverton views him not as a mere annalist, but as a polemicist utilizing classical models to shape his audience’s view of Czech history and impart a lesson about politics and duca…
Reimagining Europe
Reimagining Europe has generated a great deal of discussion among historians for its portrayal of the medieval kingdom of Rus' as part of the larger medieval European world. In this article, the author, Christian Raffensperger, responds to some of that discussion as a way to contextualize Reimagining Europe in the scholarship as a whole, as well as in regard to the particular comments offered as a part of this forum
The Place of Rus' in Medieval Europe
Rus', the medieval kingdom that was the progenitor of modern Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus, has had a complicated historiography due to modern political trends. The chief problem that has shaped scholarship on medieval Rus' is what to do with it. Where does it belong? Over the last century alone, scholars have suggested that Rus' should be studied on its own, either as an autochthonous entity or otherwise; that Rus' was the mid‐point on a thousand…
Mapping History
At present the most common reference for Rusian genealogy is a nearly hundred-year-old article by N. de Baumgarten. The Rusian Genealogical Database provides a much needed update to this classic study, utilizing primary sources from throughout Europe, together with modern interpretations of those sources, to create a comprehensive reference tool. In addition to its utility as a reference, the Database can also serve as a resource for further rese…
Shared (Hi)Stories
Rusian Economic and Marital Policy
A Festschrift in Honor of Norman W. Ingham
Bibliography of Norman W. Ingham
Evpraksia Vsevolodovna Between East and West
The Place of Rus' in Medieval Europe
Rus', the medieval kingdom that was the progenitor of modern Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus, has had a complicated historiography due to modern political trends. The chief problem that has shaped scholarship on medieval Rus' is what to do with it. Where does it belong? Over the last century alone, scholars have suggested that Rus' should be studied on its own, either as an autochthonous entity or otherwise; that Rus' was the mid‐point on a thousand…
Evpraksia Vsevolodovna Between East and West
A Festschrift in Honor of Norman W. Ingham
Bibliography of Norman W. Ingham
Rusian Economic and Marital Policy
Shared (Hi)Stories
Mapping History
At present the most common reference for Rusian genealogy is a nearly hundred-year-old article by N. de Baumgarten. The Rusian Genealogical Database provides a much needed update to this classic study, utilizing primary sources from throughout Europe, together with modern interpretations of those sources, to create a comprehensive reference tool. In addition to its utility as a reference, the Database can also serve as a resource for further rese…
The Place of Rus' in Medieval Europe
Rus', the medieval kingdom that was the progenitor of modern Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus, has had a complicated historiography due to modern political trends. The chief problem that has shaped scholarship on medieval Rus' is what to do with it. Where does it belong? Over the last century alone, scholars have suggested that Rus' should be studied on its own, either as an autochthonous entity or otherwise; that Rus' was the mid‐point on a thousand…
Reimagining Europe
Reimagining Europe has generated a great deal of discussion among historians for its portrayal of the medieval kingdom of Rus' as part of the larger medieval European world. In this article, the author, Christian Raffensperger, responds to some of that discussion as a way to contextualize Reimagining Europe in the scholarship as a whole, as well as in regard to the particular comments offered as a part of this forum
Lisa Wolverton. Cosmas of Prague
This book continues Lisa Wolverton’s study of Cosmas of Prague and demonstrates the intimate familiarity she has developed with Cosmas over the course of reading, using, and translating his work. This consummate familiarity has produced a radical reimagining of Cosmas. Wolverton views him not as a mere annalist, but as a polemicist utilizing classical models to shape his audience’s view of Czech history and impart a lesson about politics and duca…
Volodimer the Bold
One of the ways that we can profitably discuss what happened in the past is, counterintuitively, by asking not just “why did x happen” but “what if x did not happen?” Attempting to answer such a question involves an in-depth inquiry into the surrounding events and requires the historian to question the underlying causes of a whole host, indeed a spreading wave, of events that all might be affected by one particular change. This article posits the…
Twenty Years of the Midwest Medieval Slavic Workshop at the University of Chicago
An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses articles in the issue on medieval Slavic studies on pre-Petrine history, literature, language and art
Worlds of Byzantium
Worlds of Byzantium offers a new understanding of what it means to study the history and visual culture of the Byzantine empire during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Arguing that linguistic and cultural frontiers do not always coincide with political ones, it suggests that Byzantine studies should look not only within but also beyond the borders of the Byzantine empire and include the history of Christian populations in the Muslim-ruled Midd…
La rus’ de Kiev (Xe-XIIe siècles) dans le contexte de l’Europe médiévale
History (9 works) · History (7 works) · Classics (6 works) · Classics (6 works) · Historical and Archaeological Studies (6 works) · Byzantine Studies and History (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics (3 works)