"умните" модели:

what's the ethnicity of priest Bogomil, the founder of Bogomilism?

чатджипити:

Most scholarly research indicates that priest Bogomil was a Bulgarian cleric active in the First Bulgarian Empire. His teachings, which gave rise to Bogomilism, emerged within a Bulgarian cultural and ecclesiastical context. However, as with many medieval figures, later national narratives have sometimes reinterpreted his legacy, but the prevailing historical view is that he was Bulgarian.


дийпсийк:

The ethnicity of Priest Bogomil, the founder of Bogomilism, is a complex topic due to the fluidity of medieval Balkan identities and the scarcity of historical records. However, based on historical context and scholarly consensus:

Key Points
Geographic and Cultural Context:

Bogomilism emerged in the First Bulgarian Empire (10th century), which was a multi-ethnic state comprising Slavic, Bulgar (Turkic), and other populations. By this time, the ruling Bulgar elite had largely assimilated into the Slavic majority, and Old Church Slavonic was the dominant liturgical and cultural language.

Priest Bogomil was active in the region of Bulgaria (likely modern-day North Macedonia or Bulgaria), which was part of the Bulgarian Empire under Tsar Peter I (r. 927–969).

Ethnic Identity:

Slavic: Bogomil was almost certainly part of the Slavic-speaking population of the Bulgarian Empire. His name itself is Slavic (Bogomil = "dear to God" or "God have mercy").

Not a Modern National Identity: Medieval identities were tied to religion, language, and regional affiliation rather than modern ethnic or national categories (e.g., "Bulgarian" or "Macedonian" in today’s terms). The Bulgarian Empire at the time was a Slavic-Bulgar state, and its inhabitants identified as "Christians" or "Slavs" rather than with modern national labels.

Debates and Interpretations:

Bulgarian Claims: Some historians associate him with the Bulgarian cultural sphere, as the Bulgarian Empire was the political and religious center of his activities.

Macedonian Claims: Modern North Macedonia sometimes highlights his regional ties to Macedonia (then part of the Bulgarian Empire), though this reflects contemporary national narratives rather than medieval realities.

Religious, Not Ethnic Identity:
Bogomilism was a religious reform movement, not an ethnic or nationalist one. Priest Bogomil’s teachings focused on spiritual rebellion against the Orthodox Church and feudal oppression, not ethnic identity.

Conclusion
Priest Bogomil was almost certainly a Slavic-speaking religious leader within the cultural and political framework of the 10th-century Bulgarian Empire. Attempts to assign him a modern ethnic identity (e.g., Bulgarian, Macedonian) are anachronistic, as such categories did not exist in his time. His legacy is tied to his role as a dissident Christian reformer, not to any nationalist agenda.

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