Old Bulgarian Art - What Is It?

Bulgarian Art History and the Balkan Disputes over the Medieval Heritage of Macedonia

Abstract

The study is dedicated to nationalist disputes in the field of art history. It traces the historical formation of the concept of “Old Bulgarian art” against the background of Balkan polemics regarding the medieval cultural heritage of the geographical region of Macedonia. The ways in which political causes have shaped basic theses and arguments in Bulgarian and, more generally, in Balkan art history ar critically analyzed. The study also reveals the direct participation of Bulgarian and Balkan art historians and archaeologists in state policies, especially during wartime periods, when scientific expertise was mobilized to justify military occupations and to substantiate territorial claims.

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