Mulieres Suadentes / Persuasive Women: Female Royal Saints in Medieval East Central and Eastern Europe

In Mulieres suadentes - Persuasive Women, Martin Homza scrutinises the genesis of ruler ideology among the most prominent East Central and Eastern European dynasties from the early and later Middle Ages. At the center of attention are the Přemyslids, the Piasts, the Rurikids, and the Árpáds, but also the main dynasties of the Balkans, namely the Trpimirovic and the Nemanjic dynasties, as well as the House of Bogdan, and the Moldova dynasty of the Muṣatins. Unlike previous work, which has focused on narrative sources of male ruler hagiography, Homza studies texts concerning female royal figures. More broadly, this book also attempts to bridge the artificial gap between West and East in Europe.

Martin Homza, Prof. Dr. (1967), Faculty of Arts of Comenius University, Slovak Republic. He researches, and has published several monographs on, the early medieval history of East Central Europe. In 2012 he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.