Riten, Gesten, Zeremonien: Gesellschaftliche Symbolik in Mittelalter und Früher Neuzeit

Ritualised action - the use of gestures and ceremonial processes - were a central means of creating and expressing social order in pre-modern societies in particular. The present volume is divided into the three core areas of liturgy, law and politics and presents an interdisciplinary view of select...

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Contributors: Bretfeld, Sven (Other) ; Oschema, Klaus 1972- (Other) ; Bierende, Edgar 1965- (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:German
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Published: Berlin, New York Walter De Gruyter 2008
In:Year: 2008
Series/Journal:Trends in Medieval Philology 14
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ritual / History 500-1650
B Ceremony / History 500-1650
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Cultural history
B Symbolism
B Symbolism (Europe) History
B Gesture
B Ritual
B Middle Ages
B Ordnung, soziale
B LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval
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Summary:Ritualised action - the use of gestures and ceremonial processes - were a central means of creating and expressing social order in pre-modern societies in particular. The present volume is divided into the three core areas of liturgy, law and politics and presents an interdisciplinary view of selected aspects of the arrangement and effect of rituals. An introductory section uses exemplars to present fundamental methodological questions from the perspectives of art history, theatre history and historiology
ISBN:3110210894
Access:Restricted Access
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/9783110210897