04113nam 22007334a 450 991081083700332120200520144314.01-280-46749-597866104674951-4237-1454-790-474-0224-310.1163/9789047402244(CKB)1000000000033048(EBL)253689(OCoLC)228118178(SSID)ssj0000187720(PQKBManifestationID)11156574(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000187720(PQKBWorkID)10141575(PQKB)10782428(MiAaPQ)EBC253689(Au-PeEL)EBL253689(CaPaEBR)ebr10090543(CaONFJC)MIL46749(nllekb)BRILL9789047402244(EXLCZ)99100000000003304820030305d2003 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe kiss of peace ritual, self, and society in the high and late medieval West /Kiril Petkov1st ed.Leiden ;Boston Brill20031 online resource (viii, 355 pages)Cultures, beliefs, and traditions ;v. 17Description based upon print version of record.90-04-13038-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [333]-351) and index.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.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 thesis of the study is that by employing ritual and bodily mnemonics as strategic tools, the forces of order and official morality strove to organize personality structures around a hegemonic value system. Researching three analytical fields-the legal bonds of peace, the emotional economy of ritual, and the building of identity-the book highlights the contents and evolution of ritual reconciliation in diverse cultural contexts in the period between the eleventh and the sixteenth centuries.Cultures, beliefs, and traditions ;v. 17.KissingPolitical aspectsEurope, WesternHistoryReconciliationPolitical aspectsEurope, WesternHistorySymbolism in politicsEurope, WesternHistoryRites and ceremonies, MedievalEurope, WesternSocial historyMedieval, 500-1500Europe, WesternSocial life and customsEuropeHistory476-1492KissingPolitical aspectsHistory.ReconciliationPolitical aspectsHistory.Symbolism in politicsHistory.Rites and ceremonies, MedievalSocial history306.4Petkov Kiril1964-1090750MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810837003321The kiss of peace4079948UNINA