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@article{2365103, author = {Valtrová, Jana}, article_location = {Brno}, article_number = {2}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/Rel2023-2-5}, keywords = {kumiss; Mongol empire; provincializing Europe; Franciscans; medieval Christian missions; food}, language = {eng}, issn = {1210-3640}, journal = {Religio: Revue pro religionistiku}, title = {Provincializing Histories of Missions through Food : Friars and the Consumption of Kumiss in the Mongol Empire}, url = {https://hdl.handle.net/11222.digilib/digilib.79311}, volume = {31}, year = {2023} }
TY - JOUR ID - 2365103 AU - Valtrová, Jana PY - 2023 TI - Provincializing Histories of Missions through Food : Friars and the Consumption of Kumiss in the Mongol Empire JF - Religio: Revue pro religionistiku VL - 31 IS - 2 SP - 281-306 EP - 281-306 PB - Czech Association for the Study of Religions SN - 12103640 KW - kumiss KW - Mongol empire KW - provincializing Europe KW - Franciscans KW - medieval Christian missions KW - food UR - https://hdl.handle.net/11222.digilib/digilib.79311 N2 - The article focuses on the question of the consumption of kumiss, a drink made from fermented mare’s milk, among the various religious groups coexisting in the medieval Mongol empire. Inspired by Actor-Network Theory (B. Latour) and the project of provincializing Europe (D. Chakrabarthy), the article provides a comparative contextual analysis of medieval sources, including accounts of the Franciscan friars John of Plano Carpini and William of Rubruck, and other relevant sources relating to the history of the principalities of Rus’, communities of Syriac and Armenian Christians, and the Mongols. It sheds light on the role of kumiss as a natural, cultural, and religious agent, which provoked diverse attitudes among the different religious groups and revealed their interdenominational and interreligious dynamics. Comparing the various, often contrasting attitudes towards kumiss consumption enables us to better understand the missionary situation of the Franciscan friars and also reveal the practical challenges and problems facing medieval Christian missions in the Mongol empire. ER -
VALTROVÁ, Jana. Provincializing Histories of Missions through Food : Friars and the Consumption of Kumiss in the Mongol Empire. \textit{Religio: Revue pro religionistiku}. Brno: Czech Association for the Study of Religions, 2023, vol.~31, No~2, p.~281-306. ISSN~1210-3640. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/Rel2023-2-5.
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