Rites of Power
Title | Rites of Power PDF eBook |
Author | Sean Wilentz |
Publisher | |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780812279481 |
Collection drawn from the essays presented to and discussed by the Shelby Cullom Davis Center seminar from 1980 to 1982. Includes bibliographies and index.
Rites of Power Symbolism, Ritual,and Politcs Since the Middle Ages
Title | Rites of Power Symbolism, Ritual,and Politcs Since the Middle Ages PDF eBook |
Author | Sean Wilentz |
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Rituals of Power
Title | Rituals of Power PDF eBook |
Author | Frans Theuws |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 524 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Architecture |
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13 papers by 16 leading archaeologists and historians of late antiquity and the early middle ages break new ground in their discussion, analysis and criticism of present interpretations of early medieval rituals and their material correlates. Some deal with rituals relating to death, life cycles and the circulation in other contexts of objects otherwise used in the burial ritual. Others are concerned with the symbolism and ideology of royal power, the formation of a political ideology east of the Rhine from the mid-5th century onwards, and penance rituals in relation to Carolingian episcopal discourse on ecclesiastical power and morale. All deal with the creation of new identities, cultures, norms and values, and their expression in new rituals and ideas from the period of the Great Migrations through the Later Roman Empire down to the society of Beowulf and the later Carolingians.
Rites of Power
Title | Rites of Power PDF eBook |
Author | Sean Wilentz |
Publisher | University of Pennsylvania Press |
Pages | 366 |
Release | 1999-03-23 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780812216950 |
Rites of Power provides a sweeping overview of the symbolism of power from tenth-century France to modern Britain. Approaching their topic from an eclectic range of intellectual traditions, the authors turn the study of politics, social relations, and cultural creation into a single endeavor. The essays begin with three assumptions: that all societies are ordered and governed by "master fictions" (divine right, equality for all) which make political hierarchy appear natural; that political rhetoric includes nonverbal communication (royal portraits, statistics on crop yields); and that common rhetoric can mean different things to various segments of a culture ("states' rights" during the American Civil War). Societies studied include France and Spain in the Middle Ages, post-Revolutionary France, the modern British monarchy, tsarist Russia, colonial Virginia, and industrial Germany. The essays were selected to provide methodological as well as historical coverage; the result is a comprehensive treatment along the cutting edge of several disciplines. This book will appeal to scholars and students in the fields of history, political science, sociology, anthropology, and art history.
Ritual and Symbolic Communication in Medieval Hungary under the Árpád Dynasty (1000 - 1301)
Title | Ritual and Symbolic Communication in Medieval Hungary under the Árpád Dynasty (1000 - 1301) PDF eBook |
Author | Dušan Zupka |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 2016-08-29 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9004326391 |
In Rituals and Symbolic Communication in Medieval Hungary under the Árpád Dynasty (1000 - 1301) Dušan Zupka examines rituals as means of political and symbolic communication in medieval Central Europe, with a special emphasis on the rulers of the Árpád dynasty in the Kingdom of Hungary. Particular attention is paid to symbolic acts such as festive coronations, liturgical praises, welcoming of rulers (adventus regis), ritualised settlement of disputes, and symbolic rites during encounters between rulers. The power and meaning of rituals were understandable to contemporary protagonists and to their chroniclers. These rituals therefore played an essential role in medieval political culture. The book concludes with an outline of ritual communication as a coherent system.
Rituals of Power
Title | Rituals of Power PDF eBook |
Author | Frans Theuws |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 515 |
Release | 2021-10-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9004477551 |
13 papers by 16 leading archaeologists and historians of late antiquity and the early middle ages break new ground in their discussion, analysis and criticism of present interpretations of early medieval rituals and their material correlates. Some deal with rituals relating to death, life cycles and the circulation in other contexts of objects otherwise used in the burial ritual. Others are concerned with the symbolism and ideology of royal power, the formation of a political ideology east of the Rhine from the mid-5th century onwards, and penance rituals in relation to Carolingian episcopal discourse on ecclesiastical power and morale. All deal with the creation of new identities, cultures, norms and values, and their expression in new rituals and ideas from the period of the Great Migrations through the Later Roman Empire down to the society of Beowulf and the later Carolingians.
Ritual, Politics, and Power
Title | Ritual, Politics, and Power PDF eBook |
Author | David I. Kertzer |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 1988-01-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9780300043624 |
Examines the history and purpose of political rituals, discusses examples from Aztec cannibal rites to presidential inauguration, and argues that the use of ritual determines the success of political groups.