Das ritual der unterwerfung Stefan Nemanjas unter Maunel I. Komnenos (1172)

Abstract

This article investigates the ceremonial of the subjection of the Serbian župan Stefan Nemanja to the Byzantine emperor Manuel I Komnenos (1172) and compares it with similar events of the period in question. It argues for a strong influence of western forms of conflict resolution (“deditio”) in the ceremonial.

Keywords

• submission
• conflict settlement
• symbolic communication
• transfer of the ritual