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The kiss of peace : ritual, self, and society in the high and late medieval West /
This text analyses the social logic of the mediaeval rituals of reconciliation as showcased by the potent rite of the kiss of peace. It shows that by using ritual and body mnemonics as strategic tools, the forces of order strove to organize personality structures around a hegemonic value system.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2003.
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| Colección: | Cultures, beliefs, and traditions ;
v. 17. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This text analyses the social logic of the mediaeval rituals of reconciliation as showcased by the potent rite of the kiss of peace. It shows that by using ritual and body mnemonics as strategic tools, the forces of order strove to organize personality structures around a hegemonic value system. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 355 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-351) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1423714547 9781423714545 9047402243 9789047402244 1280467495 9781280467493 9786610467495 6610467498 |