Historicizing the "Beyond"
Subtitle: the Mongolian invasion as a new dimension of violence?
By: edited by Frank Krämer, Katharina Schmidt, Julika Singer
Series: Heidelberg transcultural studies -- Vol. 1
Publisher: Universitätsverlag Winter; Universitatsverlag Winter
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Heidelberg
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9783825357467
Subjects: Mongols; Violence; History
Description: "Hardly any act of violence connects Europe and Asia like the Mongolian Invasion in the 13th century did. By 1300 the Mongols had conquered not only China, but also parts of Russia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Many sources in various cultures emphasized the peculiarity of the Mongolian invasion and the dimension of the collective suffering caused by the Nomadic invaders. The experience of the Mongols' attack became in the process of its historicizing also in a comparative or transcultural perspective extremely important for the identity of the defeated countries. Considering this fact, one has to wonder, whether the Mongols reached a new dimension of violence that left 'traumatic marks' with a long-time impact on the collective consciousness. The various contributions highlight the far reaching influence of Mongolian violence on the various master narratives that were constructed after the invasions and sometimes even shaped modern formation of national identity."--Cover, p.4.
Notes: Collection of essays.

Includes bibliographical references and index.