Leisure in the Middle Ages
Karl Spracklen
The chronological order is continued in this chapter, and leisure the European Middle Ages explored, drawing on relationship between Christendom Islam arguing for influence of latter former’s courtly culture (Beaver, 2008). first section chapter will give an overview rise feudalism from Merovingian Carolingian Empires through to 1200s, with discussion connection feudal relationships formal leisure. I argue that manorial village, its complex ritualized calendar, constrained choices both peasant lord. discuss prevalence folk games such as football compare lives peasantry world feasts jousts princes, argue, following Habermas, was limited expressive, communicative freedoms. As a case study understanding past, Vikings evidence their lives. Medieval be focus second where it argued freedoms associated pilgrim trips, mercantilism tradition philosophical education were by arbitrary power political religious rulers. explored section, particular show hunting, falconry romantic court music elite forms due Arabization Christian princes Sicily, Palestine southern Italy.
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