کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
10528595 959777 2005 20 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The invisible man: body and ritual in a fifteenth-century noble household
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی علوم انسانی و هنر تاریخ
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The invisible man: body and ritual in a fifteenth-century noble household
چکیده انگلیسی
Ritual and gesture were central to medieval political cultures, yet few documents survive which attest to daily comportment in non-royal elite households. This article examines the late fifteenth-century 'Harleian Ordinances' (from British Library Harl. MS 6815), which describe in rare detail the ceremonies and servants' gestures used in an unnamed earl's house. It focuses on the para-liturgical elements of the household ceremony (notably the use of ritual kisses), argues that the Burgundian court provided direct inspiration for the ordinance, and suggests a connection to Richard, earl of Warwick ('the Kingmaker'). More broadly, it explores aspects of the relationship between lord and noble servant in the later fifteenth century and contends that nobility - an essentially invisible quality - was in part conjured up through the gestures and deportment of a nobleman's servants. In their attempts to portray power and prestige, noblemen such as the invisible earl of this ordinance established secular household rites which required that their bodies be attended to with an almost religious reverence.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Medieval History - Volume 31, Issue 2, June 2005, Pages 143-162
نویسندگان
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