SYMBOLIC COMMUNICATION IN LATE

ISBN 10: 905867522X / ISBN 13: 9789058675224

Published by LEUVEN UNIV PR, 2008

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Neuware - In context of the late medieval state centralisation, the political autonomy of the towns of the Low Counties, Northern France and the Swiss Confederation was threatened by tensions with higher levels of power. Within this conflict both rulers and towns employed symbolic means of communication to legitimise their power position. The authors of Symbolic Communication in Late Medieval Towns explore how new layers of meaning were attached to well-known traditions and how these new rituals were perceived. They study the public encounters between rulers and towns, as well as the use of rituals to express the political and religious relations between the various social groups within the town.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: SYMBOLIC COMMUNICATION IN LATE
• Publisher: LEUVEN UNIV PR
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 905867522X
• ISBN 13: 9789058675224
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 156H x 8D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 156 millimeters height by 8 millimeters depth
• Weight: 218 grams

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Synopsis

Mediaevalia Lovaniensia 37In the context of late medieval state centralization, the political autonomy of the towns of the Low Countries, Northern France, and the Swiss confederation was threatened by central governments. Within this conflict both rulers and towns employed symbolic means of communication to legitimate their power. The authors of Symbolic Communication in Late Medieval Towns explore how new layers of meaning were attached to well-known traditions and how these new rituals were perceived. They study the public encounters between rulers and towns, as well as among various social groups within the towns.

About the Author

Jacoba van Leeuwen is a member of the administration of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.