ON THE SECTION CHRONICLE OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH IN DALMATIA IN SRPSKO-DALMATINSKI MAGAZIN (1836–1873)

Abstract

This paper examines the section Chronicle of the Orthodox Church in Dalmatia in Srpsko-dalmatinski magazin (1836–1873), a Serbian periodical published in Dalmatia during the nineteenth century. Through an analysis of the section’s contents across different editorial periods, the paper shows that it exceeds the narrowly understood genre boundaries of the chronicle, functioning at once as historiographical material, a source of bibliographical and archival material, a venue for the publication of statistical and administrative data, and an indicator of the magazine’s Enlightenment-oriented and national function. The paper highlights the changing structure of the section, the diversity of its contents, its connection with ecclesiastical schematisms and archival work, as well as the role it played in documenting ecclesiastical continuity, historical rights, and the Serbian presence in Dalmatia within the Habsburg Monarchy. The aim of the paper is to provide insight into the content, structure, and significance of this section in the context of nineteenth-century Serbian literary periodicals.