{"product_id":"power-and-ceremony-in-european-history-rituals-practices-and-representative-bodies-since-the-late-middle-ages-paperback","title":"Power and Ceremony in European History: Rituals, Practices and Representative Bodies since the Late Middle Ages - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Anna Kalinowska\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Spangler\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom oaths and hand-kissing to coronations and baptisms, Power and Ceremony in European History considers the governing practices, courtly rituals, and expressions of power prevalent in Europe and the Ottoman Empire from the medieval age to the modern era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together political and art historical approaches to the study of power, this book reveals how ceremonies and rituals - far from simply being ostentatious displays of wealth - served as a primary means of communication between different participants in political and courtly life. It explores how ceremonial culture changed over time and in different regions to provide readers with a nuanced comparative understanding of rituals and ceremonies since the middle ages, showing how such performances were integral to the evolution of the state in Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of essays is of immense value to both historians and art historians interested in representations of power and the political culture of Europe from 1450 onwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Kalinowska\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Researcher in the Institute of History at Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Spangler\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in History at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He is the author of\u003ci\u003e The Society of Princes\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Court Historian\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePawel Tyszka \u003c\/b\u003eis Head of Historical Research at The Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45686267248742,"sku":"9781350268869","price":83.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/NIjl3dtw_H9781350268869.webp?v=1780437032","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/power-and-ceremony-in-european-history-rituals-practices-and-representative-bodies-since-the-late-middle-ages-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}