The digital research initiative “Maps of Power" serves the methodological and interdisciplinary networking of scholars from the field of Historical Geography. The paradigm shifts in content and technical-digital innovations in science with the corresponding methodological expansions in the second half of the 20^th century and in the 21^st century require a methodological rethink. For the initiative, this means increased cooperation of Historical Geography with Byzantine Studies in the broader sense, as well as with Medieval Studies and the Digital Humanities. Therefore, the research initiative “Maps of Power” takes up three research areas that have the potential to act as a link between Byzantine and more Western European oriented Historical Geography and thereby lead to new research results that are significant for society:

a) Historical Ecology

b) Sacred Topography

c) Cultural Heritage

“Maps of Power” takes up these ideas and sees itself as a scholarly platform that would like to implement its own projects as well as network in an interdisciplinary fashion through joint projects. Research results of the initiative are made freely available in a specially programmed portal that makes data searchable, contains digital maps (layers), offers storymaps on various aspects and includes comprehensive photo material. Data from our ongoing and completed projects can be queried and visualised via the „Maps of Power“ frontend.

Links:

https://maps-of-power.oeaw.ac.at/

https://maps-of-power.oeaw.ac.at/projects

https://atlas.maps-of-power.at/