The Making of a Court Society
Kings and Nobles in Late Medieval Portugal
Seiten
2003
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-80011-2 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-80011-2 (ISBN)
This 2003 book is an important full-length study of the Portuguese royal court in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. It shows how women and men, noblemen and clergy, artisans and minor servants at the royal court lived in close proximity and were connected to each other.
This 2003 book is an important full-length study of the Portuguese royal court in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. It describes the fundamental importance of the court in defining the social position of kings, and shows how kings and nobles redefined one another, despite many celebrated political rivalries within the broader Iberian context. The book contains a detailed comparative analysis of the way royal courts were organized, and of the status, professional and gender groups inside the Portuguese court. The characteristics of the court society as a whole, however, were rooted mostly in the dynamics of hierarchy and interdependence - in the specific ways the different parts and the individuals were bonded to each other. These bonds are discussed in light of later medieval concepts and theories. The book also describes the constant displacement of this complex community within Portugal, and how life at court was shaped by ceremonial duties and common activities.
This 2003 book is an important full-length study of the Portuguese royal court in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. It describes the fundamental importance of the court in defining the social position of kings, and shows how kings and nobles redefined one another, despite many celebrated political rivalries within the broader Iberian context. The book contains a detailed comparative analysis of the way royal courts were organized, and of the status, professional and gender groups inside the Portuguese court. The characteristics of the court society as a whole, however, were rooted mostly in the dynamics of hierarchy and interdependence - in the specific ways the different parts and the individuals were bonded to each other. These bonds are discussed in light of later medieval concepts and theories. The book also describes the constant displacement of this complex community within Portugal, and how life at court was shaped by ceremonial duties and common activities.
Rita Costa Gomes is Professor of History at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal.
List of figures; List of maps; List of abbreviations; Genealogical tables; Glossary; Introduction; 1. The court: outlining the problem; 2. Individuals and groups; 3. Criação and service; 4. The court and space; 5. Court times; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 10.4.2003 |
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Übersetzer | Alison Aiken |
Zusatzinfo | 5 Maps |
Verlagsort | Cambridge |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 155 x 226 mm |
Gewicht | 850 g |
Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 0-521-80011-0 / 0521800110 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-80011-2 / 9780521800112 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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