Becoming Slav, Becoming Croat (east Central And... Apr 2026

The work is organized into an introduction, eight chapters, and a conclusion:

: Discusses identities before the Slavic arrival and analyzes written sources concerning migrations in the 6th and 7th centuries.

: Explores the "Dark Ages" (7th–8th centuries), using archaeological evidence from cemeteries to trace the process of "becoming Slav". Becoming Slav, Becoming Croat (East Central and...

Dzino challenges traditional "metanarratives" that suggest Slavic identity was simply the result of massive migrations that displaced or exterminated local populations. Instead, he argues that:

: "Becoming Slav" is presented as a process of building a shared cultural habitus among diverse groups in post-Roman Dalmatia. The work is organized into an introduction, eight

: Examines how Croat origins have been imagined in scholarship and establishes a poststructuralist theoretical framework.

: Slavic and Croat identities emerged through a process of "negotiation" and acculturation between indigenous post-Roman populations and incoming groups. Instead, he argues that: : "Becoming Slav" is

is a scholarly work by historian Danijel Dzino, published in 2010 as part of the East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages series. The book explores how the identities of people in the Western Balkans transformed from late antique Roman subjects into medieval Slavic and eventually Croat identities between approximately 400 and 900 AD. Core Argument and Themes