Occasions of State
Early Modern European Festivals and the Negotiation of Power
Nonfiction, History, Renaissance
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781317146971 | |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | December 7, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781317146971 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | December 7, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This sixth volume in the European Festival Studies series stems from a joint conference (Venice, 2013) between the Society for European Festivals Research and the European Science Foundation’s PALATIUM project. Drawing on up-to-date scholarship, a Europe-wide group of early-career and experienced academics provides a unique account of spectacular occasions of state which influenced the political, social and cultural lives of contemporary societies. International pan-European turbulence associated with post-Reformation religious conflict supplies the context within which the book explores how the period’s rulers and élite families competed for power – in a forecast of today’s divided world.
This sixth volume in the European Festival Studies series stems from a joint conference (Venice, 2013) between the Society for European Festivals Research and the European Science Foundation’s PALATIUM project. Drawing on up-to-date scholarship, a Europe-wide group of early-career and experienced academics provides a unique account of spectacular occasions of state which influenced the political, social and cultural lives of contemporary societies. International pan-European turbulence associated with post-Reformation religious conflict supplies the context within which the book explores how the period’s rulers and élite families competed for power – in a forecast of today’s divided world.
