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The dangers of ritual : between early medieval texts and social scientific theory /

"Medieval historians will find this book an indispensable resource for its insights into methodological issues crucial to their discipline. As Buc demonstrates, only rigorous attention to the contexts within which authors worked can allow us to reconstruct from medieval documents how "ritu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Buc, Philippe, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2001.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Medieval historians will find this book an indispensable resource for its insights into methodological issues crucial to their discipline. As Buc demonstrates, only rigorous attention to the contexts within which authors worked can allow us to reconstruct from medieval documents how "rituals" might have functioned. Ultimately, he argues, too swift an application of contemporary models to highly complex textual artifacts blinds us to the specificities of early medieval European political culture."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 272 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400832491
1400832497