Florin Curta's guest appearances

Florin Curta

Seeking Health with Josiah & Anne Jisca Meyer

The Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages

Jordan Peterson

Donald Trump

Thomas Aquinas

Shane Claiborne

William Lane Craig

Amy Kaufman

Eric Cline

Sheila Gregoire

Mycenaean Greece

Bruxy Cavey

Scot McKnight

Luke Wilson

Razib Khan

Eric Kurlander

Clint Heacock

OwlTail

In this episode Dr. Florin Curta takes into a fascinating and controversial topic and that is the origins and history of the Bogomils and Bogomilism that originated and spread rapidly in the Medieval Balkans.  Before starting off Dr. Curta takes us into an introduction to Gnosticism and different Gnostic Sects and beliefs such as the Paulicianism, Manichaeism, Marcionism and etc, to set the foundation for this episode and different responses to these sects and those that came after.  We explore the persecution of the Paulicians under the Byzantine Empire and how their forced resettlement in places like the Balkans and the rushed Christianization of Bulgarian society could have actually created the groundwork for the rise of the Bogomils.  We discuss what their enemies thought of them including "The Treatise Against the Bogomils" and correspondence between the royal family and the church.  We talk about what they actually believed such as that God had two sons... Satan and Jesus. That Satan created all matter including human flesh in which contained trapped souls which is one of the reasons Bogomils didn't believe in engaging in sexuality or eating meat.  Lastly, we discuss... what happened to them? Are Stećci Medieval tombstones a testament to who they were? And are the Bogomils and the famous Cathars connected and if so.. then how?   Support Dr. Florin Curta at the links below!  Previous talk on the Origins and History of the Slavs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lBSm87304Q  His latest book titled "The Long Sixth Century in Eastern Europe." https://brill.com/view/title/59822  Another important work by him titled "Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages (500-1300) (2 vols.)" https://brill.com/view/title/34623?language=en  Purchase his other books : https://www.amazon.com/Florin-Curta/e/B001HD1RW4%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share  Academia : https://florida.academia.edu/FlorinCurta  ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antiquity-middlages/support

In this episode Dr. Florin Curta takes into a fascinating and controversial topic and that is the origins and history of the Bogomils and Bogomilism that originated and spread rapidly in the Medieval Balkans. Before starting off Dr. Curta takes us into an introduction to Gnosticism and different Gnostic Sects and beliefs such as the Paulicianism, Manichaeism, Marcionism and etc, to set the foundation for this episode and different responses to these sects and those that came after. We explore the persecution of the Paulicians under the Byzantine Empire and how their forced resettlement in places like the Balkans and the rushed Christianization of Bulgarian society could have actually created the groundwork for the rise of the Bogomils. We discuss what their enemies thought of them including "The Treatise Against the Bogomils" and correspondence between the royal family and the church. We talk about what they actually believed such as that God had two sons... Satan and Jesus. That Satan created all matter including human flesh in which contained trapped souls which is one of the reasons Bogomils didn't believe in engaging in sexuality or eating meat. Lastly, we discuss... what happened to them? Are Stećci Medieval tombstones a testament to who they were? And are the Bogomils and the famous Cathars connected and if so.. then how? Support Dr. Florin Curta at the links below! Previous talk on the Origins and History of the Slavs. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lBSm87304Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lBSm87304Q</a> His latest book titled "The Long Sixth Century in Eastern Europe." <a href="https://brill.com/view/title/59822" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://brill.com/view/title/59822</a> Another important work by him titled "Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages (500-1300) (2 vols.)" <a href="https://brill.com/view/title/34623?language=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://brill.com/view/title/34623?language=en</a> Purchase his other books : <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Florin-Curta/e/B001HD1RW4%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Florin-Curta/e/B001HD1RW4%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share</a> Academia : <a href="https://florida.academia.edu/FlorinCurta" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://florida.academia.edu/FlorinCurta</a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antiquity-middlages/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antiquity-middlages/support</a>

The Origins and History of the Bogomils | Dr. Florin Curta

In this presentation Dr. Florin Curta guides us thoroughly and intensely into not just the history of the early Slavs but into the very heart of the origins of the Slavic Peoples themselves. He draws from archaeology, primary sources, material culture, DNA and so very much more to show the foundations of the Slavic world in the Early Middle Ages. He explores a variety of issues and topics such as did they have their own origin stories? Was there actually Slavic migrations? Who were the Slavs before they were Slavs? And how did Slavic culture actually spread? What did outside sources like the Eastern Roman Empire and Western European authors have to say about them? What made them unique? How influenced were they by Steppe peoples like the Avars or Sarmatians? Their religious customs and practices before the eventual Christian conversion. Lastly we approach the legacies of the medieval Slavs and how we can see that legacy today.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antiquity-middlages/support

In this presentation Dr. Florin Curta guides us thoroughly and intensely into not just the history of the early Slavs but into the very heart of the origins of the Slavic Peoples themselves. He draws from archaeology, primary sources, material culture, DNA and so very much more to show the foundations of the Slavic world in the Early Middle Ages. He explores a variety of issues and topics such as did they have their own origin stories? Was there actually Slavic migrations? Who were the Slavs before they were Slavs? And how did Slavic culture actually spread? What did outside sources like the Eastern Roman Empire and Western European authors have to say about them? What made them unique? How influenced were they by Steppe peoples like the Avars or Sarmatians? Their religious customs and practices before the eventual Christian conversion. Lastly we approach the legacies of the medieval Slavs and how we can see that legacy today.--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antiquity-middlages/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antiquity-middlages/support</a>

The Origins and Rise of the Medieval Slavs | Dr. Florin Curta

Dr. Curta is a well respected historian, who also grew up in communist Romania. In interview, he discusses both his intellectual, and experiential engagement with Marxism.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/josiah-meyer/message

Dr. Curta is a well respected historian, who also grew up in communist Romania. In interview, he discusses both his intellectual, and experiential engagement with Marxism. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/josiah-meyer/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/josiah-meyer/message</a>