Episode 1 of 3
Ecclesiastical Opposition and Permission
- When
- 1816-1818
- Where
- Vienna
Metropolitan Stratimirović viewed Karadžić's orthographic reforms as a threat to Church Slavonic traditions, delaying publication.
Printing in Austria required permission from Metropolitan Stefan Stratimirović, who opposed the shift from Slavonic-Serbian to the vernacular. This conflict highlighted the tension between traditional church education and Karadžić's phonemic reforms.
Sources
- Srpski rječnik Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-07
- Vienna Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-08
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