Images and objects in ritual practices in medieval and early modern northern and central Europe /
This multidisciplinary collection of essays explores the functions, meanings and use of images and objects in various late Medieval and Early Modern social practices, which were linked by their ritual character. The book approaches 'ritual' as an action which is discussed under the general...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2013.
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| Summary: | This multidisciplinary collection of essays explores the functions, meanings and use of images and objects in various late Medieval and Early Modern social practices, which were linked by their ritual character. The book approaches 'ritual' as an action which is discussed under the general umbrella term ""performative practice"", and is characterised by a synthesis between the repetitive and the extraordinary that carries an intense symbolic meaning and is emotionally charged. Images, spaces a ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 328 pages) : illustrations, portraits, plans |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781443864282 1443864285 1306992311 9781306992312 |