Rituals of Power

From Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-90-04-10902-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 8, 506 Seiten, Format (B × H): 167 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1030 g

Reihe: Transformation of the Roman World

13 papers by 16 leading archaeologists and historians of late antiquity and the early middle ages break new ground in their discussion, analysis and criticism of present interpretations of early medieval rituals and their material correlates. Some deal with rituals relating to death, life cycles and the circulation in other contexts of objects otherwise used in the burial ritual. Others are concerned with the symbolism and ideology of royal power, the formation of a political ideology east of the Rhine from the mid-5th century onwards, and penance rituals in relation to Carolingian episcopal discourse on ecclesiastical power and morale. All deal with the creation of new identities, cultures, norms and values, and their expression in new rituals and ideas from the period of the Great Migrations through the Later Roman Empire down to the society of Beowulf and the later Carolingians.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in the history of late Antiquity and the early middle ages, the archaeology of the late Roman empire and the early medieval West.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Theuws, Frans

Nelson, Janet

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Liturgik, Christliche Anbetung, Sakramente, Rituale, Feiertage
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Sonstige Religionen: Kult, Riten, Feiertage, Zeremonien, Gebete
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophische Anthropologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Rituals in Transformating Societies - Frans Theuws
Migration Period Europe: the Formation of a Political Ideology - Lotte Hedeager
Theoretical Strength and Practical Weakness of the Visigothic Monarchy of Toledo - Pablo Diaz and R. Valverde
Kingship Rituals and Ideology in Lombard Italy - Stefano Gasparri
Imperial Funerals and Burials in Late Antiquity: Continuity and Transformation of a Ritual - Javier Arce
Carolingian Royal Funerals - Janet L. Nelson
Transformations of Penance - Mayke de Jong
The Dead and their Gifts: the Will of Eberhard, Count of Friuli, and his Wife Gisela, Daughter of Louis the Pious (863-4) - Christina La Rocca and Luigi Provero
Frankish giving of Arms and Rituals of Power: Continuity and Change in the Carolingian Period - 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

Über Autor(innen)

Frans Theuws is a specialist in Frankish archaeology teaching in the Department of European Archaeology of the C.M. Kan-Instituut of the University of Amsterdam and leader of the inter-university South-Netherlands research project on long term developments in the cultural landscape from the late Neolithic into the Late Middle Ages.
Janet L. Nelson is Professor of History at King's College, London and publishes on Frankish and Anglo-Saxon political and social history.