Ritual and symbolic communication in medieval Hungary under the Árpád dynasty (1000-1301) / / Dušan Zupka ; translated from the Slovak by Julia and Peter Sherwood.

• Superior document: East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450, Volume 39
• VerfasserIn: Zupka, Dušan,
• TeilnehmendeR: Sherwood, Julia,; Sherwood, Peter,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2016.; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; 39.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (234 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

In Rituals and Symbolic Communication in Medieval Hungary under the Árpád Dynasty (1000 - 1301) Dušan Zupka examines rituals as means of political and symbolic communication in medieval Central Europe, with a special emphasis on the rulers of the Árpád dynasty in the Kingdom of Hungary. Particular attention is paid to symbolic acts such as festive coronations, liturgical praises, welcoming of rulers ( adventus regis ), ritualised settlement of disputes, and symbolic rites during encounters between rulers. The power and meaning of rituals were understandable to contemporary protagonists and to their chroniclers. These rituals therefore played an essential role in medieval political culture. The book concludes with an outline of ritual communication as a coherent system.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 Rituals and Symbolic Communication: Theory, Terminology and Methodology -- 2 Rituals of Power and Symbols of Monarchy -- 3 The Settling of Disputes and Submission—Rituals of Reconciliation -- 4 Adventus regis in Medieval Hungary -- 5 Encounters between Royalty—Greeting Rituals -- 6 Concluding Reflections: Ritual Communication as a Coherent System -- Bibliography -- Index.