Ritual and symbolic communication in medieval Hungary under the Árpád dynasty (1000-1301) / by Dušan Zupka ; translated from the Slovak by Julia and Peter Sherwood

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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Rituals and Symbolic Communication: Theory, Terminology and Methodology -- 1 Ritual-Definition of the Term -- 2 The Study of Rituals in the Humanities -- 3 Rituals and Symbolic Communication in Medieval Studies -- 3.1 Rituals in Medieval Studies-Overview of Previous Research -- 3.2 Rituals in Medieval Studies-The Current State of Research -- 3.3 Rituals and Symbolic Communication in the Middle Ages -- Chapter 2 Rituals of Power and Symbols of Monarchy -- 1 Three Types of Coronation -- 2 Laudes regiae -- 3 Cingulum militiae -- 4 Court Festivities and Royal Majesty -- 5 The Symbols and Rituals of the Hungarian Monarchs -- 6 Summary -- Chapter 3 The Settling of Disputes and Submission-Rituals of Reconciliation -- 1 Reconciliation Rituals in Internal Political Struggles and in the Settling of Disputes with Foreign Monarchs (11th Century) -- 1.1 Reconciliation Rituals in the Struggles for the Hungarian Throne in the Second Half of the 11th Century -- 1.2 Conciliatory Settlement of Disputes between Hungary and the Holy Roman Empire -- 2 The Evolution and Transformation of the Ritual of Reconciliation in the 12th Century -- 2.1 Coloman and Álmos -- 2.2 Coloman and Foreign Rulers -- 2.3 Hungary and Byzantium -- 3 Symbolic Gestures of Humility-Submission and Supplication -- 4 Summary and Conclusions -- Chapter 4 Adventus regis in Medieval Hungary -- 1 Adventus regis -- 2 Adventus regis in Political Communication in Hungary under the Árpád Dynasty -- 3 Good and Bad adventus -- 4 Conclusion -- Chapter 5 Encounters between Royalty-Greeting Rituals -- 1 Symbolic Communication during Meetings between Royalty -- 2 Osculum pacis -- 3 Research Issues -- 4 Symbolic Communication between Members of the Árpád and Piast Dynasties.

4.1 Stephen I and Bolesław I -- 4.2 Ladislas I and Bolesław II -- 4.3 Coloman I and Bolesław III -- 5 Symbols and Rituals in the Hungarian Kings' Encounters with the Crusaders -- 5.1 The First Crusade (1096) -- 5.2 The Second Crusade (1147) -- 5.3 The Third Crusade (1189) -- 6 The Role and Significance of Royal Encounters in the Middle Ages -- 7 Conclusion -- Chapter 6 Concluding Reflections: Ritual Communication as a Coherent System -- 1 The Role of Ritual -- 2 The Acquisition of Ritualized Communication-Lernprozess -- 3 An Outline of the Developments in the Later Middle Ages: Urban Rituals and Written Culture -- 4 Monarchic Power and Its Representation -- 5 Quality, Role, and Ritual: Towards a Conceptual Framework -- Bibliography -- Index.