Rituals of power : from late antiquity to the early Middle Ages
Introduction : rituals in transforming societies / Frans Theuws -- Migration period Europe / Lotte Hedeager -- The theoretical strength and practical weakness of the Visigothic monarchy of Toledo / Pablo Diaz and Ma. R. Valverde -- Kingship rituals and ideology in Lombard Italy / Stefano Gasparri --...
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| Format: | Livre |
| Langue: | English |
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Leiden Köln [u.a.] : Brill,
2000
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| Titres liés à la collection: | The transformation of the Roman world
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| Accès à la collection: | The transformation of the Roman world |
| Sujets: | Rites and ceremonies Geschichte 500-1500 Aufsatzsammlung Europa Herrschaft Ritual Herrschaftssymbolik Spätantike |
| Description matérielle: | VIII, 503 S. |
| Résumé: | Introduction : rituals in transforming societies / Frans Theuws -- Migration period Europe / Lotte Hedeager -- The theoretical strength and practical weakness of the Visigothic monarchy of Toledo / Pablo Diaz and Ma. R. Valverde -- Kingship rituals and ideology in Lombard Italy / Stefano Gasparri -- Imperial funerals in the later Roman Empire / Javier Arce -- Carolingian royal funerals / Janet L. Nelson -- Transformations of penance / Mayke de Jong -- The dead and their gifts / Christina La Rocca and Luigi Provero -- Frankish giving of arms and rituals of power / Régine Le Jan -- Beyond power : ceremonial exchanges in Beowulf / Jos Bazelmans -- The circulation of weapons in Anglo-Saxon society / Heinrich Härke -- A kind of mirror for men : sword depositions in late antique northern Gaul / Frans Theuws and Monica Alkemade -- Rituals of power : by way of conclusion / Janet L. Nelson |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Description matérielle: | VIII, 503 S. Ill., Kt. 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9004109021 9789004109025 |