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The Politics of Carnival: Festive Misrule in Medieval England (Manchester Medieval Studies)
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Product Description
In recent years there has been a surge of interest in the popular medieval festival. The most remarkable of its many genres was misrule, those festive occasions on which a temporary and dynamic upside-down world of boy-bishops and Christmas kings was created. This book, the first in-depth study of the role of misrule in medieval England, uses original source material to argue for a more creative approach to the interpretation of these lively and topsy-turvy customs.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #4128089 in Books
- Published on: 2001-07-06
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 128 pages
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About the Author
Chris Humphrey is a Research Associate of the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York.
