Between Legal Action and Performance: The firmatio of Charters in the Early Middle Ages
Georges Declercq|Marco Mostert|P.J. Barnwell
In medieval legal transactions the use of written word was only one many ways conducting business. Important roles were played by spoken and ‘action’ ritual. The relationship between ‘rituals’ literacy has been focus much recent research. Medieval societies which made extensive instruments in have shown to employ rituals as well. This led investigation respective functions rituals. What is nature rituals? If they included oral verbalization, how did words relate those that a role same transactions? Usually, we documents answer these questions, are often silent about elements document. Furthermore, importance attached may not at all levels society, differing, for example, princely local courts. contributors this volume discuss fifteen cases, ranging from early Middle Ages eighteenth century, England Galician Rus’.
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