Ritual and Politics : Writing the History of a Dynastic Conflict in Medieval Poland.
Title:
Ritual and Politics : Writing the History of a Dynastic Conflict in Medieval Poland.
Author:
Dalewski, Zbigniew.
ISBN:
9789047433378
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (228 pages)
Series:
East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; v.3
East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter One Advent -- Chapter Two Submission and reconciliation -- Chapter Three Penance -- Chapter Four Oath -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
Drawing on the dynastic conflict in medieval Poland this book shows how important it is for comprehension of medieval political culture to consider the complex functions of ritual-as a tool shaping political relations both in the realm of practical politics, and on the level of narrative material by which those relations were described.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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