The kiss of peace : : ritual, self, and society in the high and late medieval West /

The kiss of peace : : ritual, self, and society in the high and late medieval West / / Kiril Petkov.

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This book reveals the social logic of the medieval rituals of reconciliation as showcased by the most potent rite, the kiss of peace. Ritual is presented as a contested ground on which individuals, groups, and political and moral authorities competed for and appropriated political sovereignty. The t...

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Superior document:Cultures, Beliefs and Traditions: Medieval and Early Modern Peoples ; 17
VerfasserIn:
Petkov, Kiril,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden;, Boston : : BRILL,, 2003.
Year of Publication:2003
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Cultures, beliefs, and traditions 17.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 355 pages)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction: Sub specie osculi
  • PART ONE. THE LEGAL BONDS OF PEACE
  • Introduction to Part One
  • 1. The Contest for Supremacy: Ritual and the Law in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries
  • 2. Transformations: Legal Ritual and the Evolution of Peacemaking in the Thirteenth Century
  • 3. Withdrawal: The Decline of Legal Ritual in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries and Its Consequences
  • Conclusions to Part One
  • PART TWO. THE EMOTIONAL ECONOMY OF RITUAL
  • Introduction to Part Two
  • 4. Sentiments at Work
  • 5. Discourses and Practices
  • 6. Emotions and Ritual Efficacy
  • Conclusions to Part Two
  • PART THREE. BUILDING IDENTITIES
  • Introduction to Part Three
  • 7. Identity From Without
  • 8. Identity From Within: Self and Person
  • 9. Ends and Networks: Ritual Identity and the Other
  • Conclusions to Part Three
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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