Cyrillo-Methodian Encyclopedia
The Cyrillo-Methodian Encyclopedia is a 4-volume specialized and sectoral edition of the Institute of Literature at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences from 1985 to 2003. It contains thematic articles on Cyrillo-Methodian Studies.[1]
The focus is on Old Bulgarian literature and paleoslavistics.[2]
Contains articles from a number of areas of public and cultural medieval life in the Bulgarian lands, as well as those in the Serbian, Wallachian, Moldovan and Great Russian. Its articles include related topics in the fields of history and archeology, architecture and fine arts, applied arts and music. The information transmitted is in the context of the Christianization of Bulgaria and the Slavic world in Southeastern and Eastern Europe, as well as of Bulgarian-Byzantine relations.
The information summarizes Cyril and Methodius studies from the leading schools in Sofia, Veliko Turnovo, Belgrade, Skopje, Moscow and St. Petersburg, as well as from those outside Eastern Europe - Vienna, Munich, Leipzig, Brussels. [3] The English-speaking world does not have scientific centers specializing in Cyril and Methodius studies, a kind of medieval biblical studies.