СРПСКА ДЕСПОТОВИНА КАО ДРУШТВО НА ГРАНИЦИ У АНТИОСМАНСКИМ КРСТАШКИМ РАТОВИМА И ПЛАНОВИМА (1402–1459)

Abstract

The paper analyzes political and religious processes at the eastern border of Christendom in the 15th century and the role of Serbian despotate in them. The despotate is observed through the concept of frontier society in terms of the plans for raising the crusade against the Ottoman Empire. The status of frontier society implies expanding the term of frontier beyond the strictly political frames and including religious and cultural factors into the definition. This approach can help with analyzing of the ideology of frontier of the Serbian despotate, incorporated into the idea of united Christian frontier, so called bulwark of Christendom. The paper follows the relationships between Serbian despotate and Papacy and Hungary, as well as the impact of the crusading ideas on those relationships, given that they were the advocates of crusading ideas in the 15th century. Key words: Frontier society, Serbian despotate, Ottoman Empire, Later crusades.