RT Book T1 Riten, Gesten, Zeremonien: Gesellschaftliche Symbolik in Mittelalter und Früher Neuzeit T2 Trends in Medieval Philology A2 Bretfeld, Sven A2 Oschema, Klaus 1972- A2 Bierende, Edgar 1965- A2 Oschema, Klaus 1972- LA German PP Berlin, New York PB Walter De Gruyter YR 2008 UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1655596799 AB Ritualised action - the use of gestures and ceremonial processes - were a central means of creating and expressing social order in pre-modern societies in particular. The present volume is divided into the three core areas of liturgy, law and politics and presents an interdisciplinary view of selected aspects of the arrangement and effect of rituals. An introductory section uses exemplars to present fundamental methodological questions from the perspectives of art history, theatre history and historiology CN GN452.5 SN 9783110210897 K1 Symbolism : Europe : History K1 Symbolism K1 Geste K1 Kulturgeschichte K1 Mittelalter K1 Ordnung, soziale K1 Ritual K1 LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval K1 Middle Ages K1 Gesture K1 Aufsatzsammlung DO 10.1515/9783110210897