„За тънкото тамошно вино и чашата на простащината“. Всекидневието в Охридската архиепископия (XI–XIII в.)
“For the thin wine there and the glass of rusticity”. Everyday life in the Southwestern Bulgarian lands, 11th–13th centuries

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the daily life and traditions of the Bulgarian flock, reflected in the official documents, correspondence and hagiographic works of the byzantine Archbishops of Ohrid (11th–13th centuries). The issue of vineyards and winemaking is intertwined with the theme of challenges to the communication and everyday life in the Southwestern Bulgarian lands. In this perspective the issues of Bulgarian mentality, Byzantine literary fashion and traditional notions of the non-Greeks are discussed as well.

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