Festivities, ceremonies, and rituals in the lands of the Bohemian crown in the late Middle Ages / / edited by Frantisek Smahel, Martin Nodl, Václav Žůrek.

• Superior document: East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; 82
• TeilnehmendeR: Žůrek, Václav, 1981-; Šmahel, František,; Nodl, Martin,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450 ; 82.; Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2022.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (423 pages)
• Notes: This book deals with various examples and aspects of rituals and ceremonies in the late medieval Bohemian lands. The individual contributions explore particular rituals (coronation, wedding, funeral) or environments (cities, nobility, court, church)

"Rituals and ceremonies played a significant role in medieval society by both establishing continuity with previous generations and their legacy, and temporarily allowing individuals to step out of their everyday routine. This is true for local communities, villages, convents, castles and cities, but also, for kingdoms and empires. Despite its importance, ritual in medieval Central Europe has not yet been studied to a great extent. In this volume, seven contributions deal with various examples and aspects of rituals in the late medieval Bohemian lands. The individual contributions explore particular rituals (coronation, wedding, funeral) or environments (cities, nobility, court, church). They share innovative interpretations and newly elaborated sources. Contributors are: Antonín Kalous, František Šmahel, Martin Čapský, Martin Nodl, Robert Šimůnek, Tomáš Borovský, and Václav Žůrek"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

List of figures and table -- Abbreviations -- Notes on contributors -- Introduction / František Šmahel, Martin Nodl, and Václav Žůrek -- The coronations of Bohemian kings and queens / Václav Žůrek -- Royal weddings and divorces / Martin Nodl -- The last moments, funerals, and graves of the Bohemian kings / František Šmahel -- Splendor Silesiae: rituals, ceremonies, and festivities at the Silesian courts / Martin Čapský -- Rituals, ceremonies, and symbolic communication in the lives of the Bohemian nobility in the late Middle Ages / Robert Šimůnek -- Episcopal and Legatine rituals and ceremonies / Antonín Kalous -- Holidays and celebrations in medieval towns in Bohemia and Moravia / Tomáš Borovský -- Bibliography -- Index.