Ritual, Misunderstanding, and the Contest for Meaning: Representations of the Disrupted Royal Assembly at Frankfurt (873)
Simon MacLean
This book brings together a group of leading experts on the political history Germany and medieval Empire from Carolingian period to end Middle Ages. Its purpose is introduce analyze key concepts in study culture. The representation power by means texts, buildings images theme which has long interested historians. However, recent debates methodological insights have fundamentally altered way this subject perceived, opening it up perspectives unnoticed its pioneers middle twentieth century. By taking account these insights, volume explores series fundamental questions. How was defined context? claimed, legitimized disputed? What were moral parameters against exercise judged? did different spheres interact? roles played rituals maintenance of, challenges to, order? contributors bring varied original approaches other questions, illuminating complex relationships determined changing Germany.
International medieval research