Rulership in Medieval Central Europe (Bohemia, Hungary, and Poland): Ideal and Practice
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Univ. of Florida; Research Group on Manuscript Evidence
Organizer Name
Mildred Budny, Florin Curta
Organizer Affiliation
Research Group on Manuscript Evidence, Univ. of Florida
Presider Name
Dušan Zupka
Presider Affiliation
Univ. of Oxford
Paper Title 1
Rulership in Early Medieval Bohemia: Between Ideals and Everyday Reality
Presenter 1 Name
Martin Wihoda
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Masarykova Univ.
Paper Title 2
Theory and Practice of Legitimizing Royal Power in Early Medieval Hungary: The Arpadian Dynasty
Presenter 2 Name
Vincent Múcska
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Comenius Univ.
Paper Title 3
Royal Exercise of Political, Cultural, and Legal Leadership in Fourteenth-Century East Central Europe
Presenter 3 Name
Paul W. Knoll
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Univ. of Southern California
Start Date
12-5-2017 1:30 PM
Session Location
Schneider 1360
Description
Much has changed over the last 15 years or so in the study of political ideology, rituals, and symbols. The debate over ritual between Gerd Althoff and Philippe Buc has not taken into consideration the large body of literary evidence pertaining to court rituals and ideal representations of power in East Central Europe--Bohemia, Hungary, and Poland. On the other hand, that debate has only recently percolated to the local schools of historical research in East Central Europe. The results of those combined changes have not yet received closer scholarly scrutiny. This session is meant to provide an overview of the most recent research on ideal rulership in theory and practice, with a particular emphasis on East Central Europe. Was the region different in that respect from Western Europe? Are there any specific features of the ideal representation of rulership in Bohemia, Poland, and Hungary? What are the most salient features of the ritual practice of power in the region? The speakers aim to provide answers to these questions.
Mildred Budny
Rulership in Medieval Central Europe (Bohemia, Hungary, and Poland): Ideal and Practice
Schneider 1360
Much has changed over the last 15 years or so in the study of political ideology, rituals, and symbols. The debate over ritual between Gerd Althoff and Philippe Buc has not taken into consideration the large body of literary evidence pertaining to court rituals and ideal representations of power in East Central Europe--Bohemia, Hungary, and Poland. On the other hand, that debate has only recently percolated to the local schools of historical research in East Central Europe. The results of those combined changes have not yet received closer scholarly scrutiny. This session is meant to provide an overview of the most recent research on ideal rulership in theory and practice, with a particular emphasis on East Central Europe. Was the region different in that respect from Western Europe? Are there any specific features of the ideal representation of rulership in Bohemia, Poland, and Hungary? What are the most salient features of the ritual practice of power in the region? The speakers aim to provide answers to these questions.
Mildred Budny