SLAV 0880 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Protestantism, Folklore Of Romania
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Vampire: blood and empire notes for test 2. Dracul: name given to his father for defending chrisians from muslim turks ( devil, dragon ) German, saxon, hungarian, and otoman: vlad"s enemies (biased stories) Russian and romanian sources: heroic warlord, defender of christendom and romanian naion (sympatheic sources) Feudal states, weak centralizaion, territorial fragmentaions: cause of violence. Religious/poliical antagonism: catholic vs orthodox (protectors against inidels), chrisian vs muslim (turks) Communist party: portray him as a naional hero and raionalize his cruelies. German transylvanians: bore him a grudge because he massacred them. Russians: bore him a grudge because he abandoned orthodox faith. Turks: bore him a grudge because he fought them. Romanian folklore: the impaler , atempted to explain away his cruelty. Peasants: proud of his military accomplishments, no mater what method he used. Oicials: disapproved of his methods, but admired his courage and willingness to ight for chrisianity.
