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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808174803321

Autore

Zupka Dušan

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands : , : Brill, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

90-04-32639-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Collana

East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages, 450-1450, , 1872-8103 ; ; Volume 39

Disciplina

394/.40943909021

Soggetti

Political customs and rites - Hungary - History - To 1500

Communication in politics - Hungary - History - To 1500

Symbolism in politics - Hungary - History - To 1500

Hungary Kings and rulers History

Hungary Politics and government

Hungary History 896-1301

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.