1st Edition
Early Medieval Hum and Bosnia, ca. 450-1200 Beyond Myths
Introduction
1 Setting the stage
2 (A long overdue) essay on historiography and archaeology of late antique and early medieval Hum and Bosnia
3 The Prelude: making of imperial society
4 ‘Long’ sixth century (ca. 450-630)
5 The Dark Age interlude (ca. 630-800)
6 "The force awakening": the ninth century
7 The lords of Hum (900-1200)
8 "Good ol’ days of ban Kulin": the birth of Bosnia
Conclusion
Biography
Danijel Džino is Senior Lecturer in Department of History and Archaeology at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. His publications include: From Justinian to Branimir: the making of the Middle Ages in Dalmatia (2021), Becoming Slav, Becoming Croat: Identity Transformations in Post-Roman Dalmatia (2010) and Illyricum in Roman Politics, 229BC-AD 68 (2010).
‘... Džino’s work challenges entrenched nationalist narratives that have long shaped scholarly understandings of Hum and Bosnia’s origins. His principal achievement lies in dismantling simplistic regional biases and myths found in Serbian, Bosnian (and Bosniak), and Croatian historiographies, instead situating Hum and Bosnia within broader Mediterranean, Byzantine, and Carolingian imperial frameworks’ - The Historical Review (Belgrade) 74 (2025).
‘... the book represents a "missing link" that fills the gap in the historiography of this period. The author's critical approach to written sources and the greater use of material sources and achievements of archaeology are particularly noteworthy’ - Contributions of Institute for History in Sarajevo 54 (2025).
