Shamanism, Christianity, and the Art of Migrating Hungarians

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    The last chapter of the medieval Migration Period in Europe was the invasion
    of the Carpathian Basin by the Hungarian people at the end of the 9th
    century. Archaeologists recognized a highly characteristic artistic culture in
    the region typical for the 10th century. Traditional nationalistic research
    identified it with the autochthon culture of the ancient Hungarians, brought
    from Asia and given up in the 11th century during Christianization.
    Unquestionably, there were dramatic changes in the Carpathian Basin around
    900. The emerging Slavic states of the Moravians and the duchy of Mosaburg,
    representing a typical Carolingian artistic culture of the 9th century, suddenly
    collapsed and gave way to the new artistic milieu associated with the
    Hungarians.
    However, the origin of this new art is a complicated problem. There
    are no early signs of its presence in the Steppe and Ural region where the
    Hungarians came from. In reality, it was the result of the combination of
    earlier nomadic art, the influences of their new Byzantine neighbor, and
    artistic elements found in the region. It was created by cross-cultural
    connections in their new home, forming a transitional period that prepared
    the intensive Christianization after 1000. Thus, the last wave of early medieval
    migration not only changed the cultural landscape of Central Europe but it
    transformed the migrating people even more radically.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationMotion
    Subtitle of host publicationMigrations: 35th World Congress
    EditorsClaudia Mattos Avolese
    Place of PublicationSao Paulo
    PublisherVasto Edições
    Pages876-891
    Number of pages16
    ISBN (Print)9788593921025
    StatePublished - 2023

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