Rituals of power : from late antiquity to the early middle ages
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Rituals of power : from late antiquity to the early middle ages
（The transformation of the Roman world, v. 8）
Brill, 2000
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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.
Table of Contents
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 - Regine Le Jan
Beyond Power: Ceremonial Exchanges in Beowulf - Jos Bazelmans
The Circulation of Weapons in Anglo-Saxon Society - Heinrich Harke
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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