Dangers of Ritual
Central to current understandings of medieval history is the concept of political ritual, encompassing events from coronations to funerals, entries into cities, civic games, banquets, hunting, acts of submission or commendation, and more. ''''Ritual?'''' asks Philippe Buc. In The Dangers of Ritual he boldly argues that the concept shouldn''t be so central after all. Modern-day scholars, gently sed...
Central to current understandings of medieval history is the concept of political ritual, encompassing events from coronations to funerals, entries into cities, civic games, banquets, hunting, acts of submission or commendation, and more. ''''Ritual?'''' asks Philippe Buc. In The Dangers of Ritual he boldly argues that the concept shouldn''t be so central after all. Modern-day scholars, gently sed...
