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Rules and Rituals in Medieval Power Games - A German Perspective

English · Hardback

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In Rules and Rituals in Medieval Power Games Gerd Althoff highlights the great impact of unwritten rules (Spielregeln) and rituals in establishing order in prestate societies. He underpins this view with new examples and insights taken from the German perspective and thus offers a model suitable for comparison with other societies.

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Gerd Althoff, Ph.D. (1974), Münster, has been Full and Senior Professor of Medieval History at that university from 1997-2018. His many publications include Spielregeln der Politik im Mittelalter (WBG, 1997); Die Macht der Rituale (WBG, 2003); and Family, Friends and Followers (Cambridge University Press, 2009).

Product details

Authors Gerd Althoff
Publisher Brill
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 17.10.2019
 
EAN 9789004408487
ISBN 978-90-04-40848-7
No. of pages 294
Dimensions 155 mm x 236 mm x 23 mm
Weight 590 g
Series Medieval Law and Its Practice
Subject Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity

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