Mittwoch, 02. Oktober 2024, 10:00 - 16:30 iCal
International Workshop
Spaces and Agents of Ottoman Conquest in Southeastern and Central Europe
Seminarraum
Apostelgasse 23, 1030 Wien
Seminar, Workshop, Kurs
Weitere Termine
Dienstag, 01. Oktober 2024, 09:00 - 18:00
The Ottoman conquest of Southeastern and Central Europe constitutes a critical period in the history of Europe, significantly molding its socio-political contours. This era, marked by military confrontations, political reshuffling and significant demographic transformations through migration and religious conversion, warrants a detailed study within a broader geopolitical framework where various entities across the Islamic, Catholic, and Orthodox domains clashed but also interacted on multiple levels. The wider context underscores the significance of understanding these events within a global historical context, highlighting the interconnectedness of regional developments in a period marked by conflicts, shifting alliances, and intense intercultural exchanges. Scrutinizing the dynamics of the Ottoman establishment in the region unveils the complex interplay of power relations, socio-cultural developments, and religious discourses across time and space, reshaping regional identities and influencing Eurasian geopolitical strategies in the long run. Such explorations can potentially offer profound insights into these interactions’ transformative impact on Europe’s historical trajectory, underlining the nuanced processes that have sculpted the continent’s socio-political and cultural landscape.
The workshop intends to explore the multifaceted impact of the Ottoman conquest and the subsequent administration of power, structuring the inquiry around four interconnected themes. This organization aims to foster comprehensive analysis and discussion within each thematic field while engaging with the complexity of the phenomena under examination in the other sections.
The first thematic segment of the workshop is dedicated to elucidating the pivotal influence wielded by prominent Balkan Muslim provincial dynasties, particularly the Akıncı families, on the Ottoman state’s internal power configurations and foreign policy orientations. This focus aims to unravel these dynasties’ contributions to shaping the empire’s administrative, military, and political making, illustrating their integral role in the broader context of Ottoman governance and international relations.
The second thematic focus of the workshop will explore the strategies employed by Christian nobilities in navigating the challenges posed by the Ottoman encroachment. This analysis will encompass their relations with Muslim counterparts, scrutinizing their tactical responses in bitterly contested regions. Through this lens, the workshop aims to provide a detailed examination of the socio-political intricacies in these territories, elucidating the diverse strategies deployed by Christian elites under Ottoman threat.
The third thematic focus will investigate the interplay between Christian and Muslim art and architecture during the Ottoman conquest, examining how these artistic expressions reflect the era’s complex religious and cultural dynamics. This theme aims to uncover the artistic and architectural legacies that indicate the interactions and mutual influences (or the lack of them) between different religious communities, highlighting the nuanced ways in which cultural and religious convergences and divergences manifested themselves in artistic and architectural forms during this transformative period.
The fourth thematic area will explore the impact of the Ottoman conquest on physical space, analyzing spatial data from both the pre-Ottoman and Ottoman eras. This examination aims to discern patterns of resistance, resilience, and adaptation within regional societies as they navigated the significant, often violent changes to their environments. By focusing on the transformation of physical spaces, this theme seeks to provide insights into how landscapes and territories were altered and how these changes, in turn, affected regional societies and their dynamics.
The workshop is part of the scientific and research program of the Cluster of Excellence “EurAsian Transformations” and will be hosted by the University of Vienna.
Veranstalter
Institut für Osteuropäische Geschichte
Kontakt
Grigor Boykov
Universität Wien
Institut für Osteuropäische Geschichte
+43-1-4277-41108
grigor.boykov@univie.ac.at
Erstellt am Freitag, 13. September 2024, 12:13
Letzte Änderung am Donnerstag, 19. September 2024, 09:03