The report: Bosnia-Bogomil’s ih the Social and Political Life of Medieval Bosnia, seeks to establish, using available historical soureces, opinions and schools of thought in historical literature, the basic characteristics of Bosnian heretics (also known as dualists, Bogomil’s, patarens katars) and their connection with socio-polical life of medieval Bosnia. The intention of the report is to indentify historical relations and confirm unequivocal links Bosnian heretics had with all segments of medieval Bosnian society; the links which, because of certain, often tragic ideological and political goals were unfortunately ignored or marginalised. There are numerous historical sources referring to the
presence of Bosnian Bogomil’s in medeieval Bosnia, its society, political life, culture and diplomacy; these sources are unequivocal and paint much better and livelier picture than dry and formal chronicles. The relationship between Bosnian Bogomil’s and medieval state Bosnia should not be treated as a classic relationship between a state and a religion. There are numerous reasons why this relationship was unique, most of which are often overlooked due to
tendencies which tempted many researchers to make final judgements on the place Bosnian Bogomil’s occupied in the social and political life medieval Bosnia. All recorded historical sources related to medieval Bosnia point that, in the long period from the end of twelfth century till the political fall of medieval Bosnia the Bosnian Bogomil’s occupied importand, often deciding position in political, social and statehood matters of medieval Bosnia. They represented the most respected society layer and played an extraordinary role in the medieval Bosnian society. All these facts give a different picture of the position of Bosnian Bogomil’s which had a profound effect on nearly all segments of medieval Bosnia society.
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