Dubitando: studies in history and culture in honor of Donald Ostrowski

Synopsis

A Tribute To A Doubter And Questioner / Daniel Rowland -- An Appreciation Of Donald Ostrowski / Brian J. Boeck -- Rus' And Eurasia. Huns And Xiōngnú: New Thoughts On An Old Problem / Christopher P. Atwood -- Archaeological Finds Of Camels In Pre-mongol Rus': A Reassessment / Inés García De La Puente -- Ne Ptestupati Predela Bratnia / Oleksiy Tolochko -- ... A Godly Regiment In The Heavens Came To Help Aleksandr ... : Sanctity Of Heroic Princes In Kievan Rus' / Susana Torres Prieto -- For Want Of Coin: Some Remarks On The Mongol Tribute And The Problem Of The Circulation Of Silver / Lawrence Langer -- Legal Foundations Of Novgorod-hansa Trade In The Twelfth Through Fourteenth Centuries/ George G. Weickhardt -- The Muslim Tatars Of Muscovy And Lithuania: Some Introductory Remarks / Bulat M. Rahimzyanov -- The Don Interpolation: An Imagined Turning Point In Russian Relations With The Tatar World / Brian J. Boeck --^ Thus We Shall Have Their Loyalty And They Our Favor: Diplomatic Hostage-taking (amanatstvo) And Russian Empire In Caucasia / Sean Pollock -- Rulers And Rulership. Believing Is Seeing: Princess Spotting In St. Sofia Of Kiev / Elena N. Boeck -- Envisioning The Ruler In Medieval Rus': The Iconography Of Intercession And Architecture / Michael S. Flier -- Ruslan Skrynnikov On Ivan Iv / Charles J. Halperin -- The Tale Of The Death Of Vasilii Ivanovich And The Evolution Of The Muscovite Tsaritsa's Role In 16th-century Russia / Isolde Thyrét -- Law, Succession, And The 18th-century Refounding Of The Romanov Dynasty / Russell E. Martin -- The Church And Religious Belief And Custom. Adversus Haereticos Novgorodensos: Iosif Volotskii's Rhetorical Syllogisms / David Goldfrank -- A Venerable Elder: Varsunofii Iakimov Of The Trinity-sergius Monastery / David B. Miller -- Caught In The Act: An Illustration Of Erotic Magic At Work / Valerie Kivelson --^ Prayer: A Golden Galaxy Of Virtue / Nickolas Lupinin -- Texts, Images, Contexts. Glagolitic Books In Rus' / William R. Veder -- The Legend Of Gorislava (not Rogned Or Rogneda): An Edition, Commentary, And Translation / Francis Butler -- The Curious (and Happy) Story Of An Important Source For Muscovite Cultural History: The Dormition Cathedral Of The Mother Of God Monastery In Sviiazhsk / Daniel Rowland -- An Overlooked Anglo-russian Tale Of The Time Of Troubles / Chester S.l. Dunning -- Pictures At An Execution: Johann Georg Korb's Execution Of The Strel'tsy / Nancy S. Kollmann -- The Elusive Apollo 8 Earthrise Photo / Fred Spier -- Land, People, And Society In Muscovy. Ni Pes Ni Vyzhlets Ni Gonchaia Sobaka: Images Of Dogs In Rus' / Ann Kleimola -- Muscovy As A Clan-based State / K. Woodworth -- Netstvo And The Conditionality Of Pomest'e Land Tenure / Janet Martin -- Anna Dorothea And The Major: Rape And Military Courts In Petrine Russia / Carol B. Stevens --^ Should Cossacks Be Allowed To Sell Their Land? / John Ledonne. Edited By Brian J. Boeck, Russell E. Martin, Daniel Rowland. Includes Bibliographical References.