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Doing Cultural History

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Doing Cultural History collects papers spanning the twelfth to the twenty-first centuries on topics including narrative structures in legal texts, masculinity and violence, and Scottish medieval hi...
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  • 27 August 2019
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"Doing Cultural History" collects papers on a variety of topics. The issues addressed span from the 12th to the 21st century and include the communication of peace in written and pictorial sources, narrative structures in legal texts, masculinity and violence, and new research into Scottish medieval history as well as a comparison of religious theme parks and the perception of sorcery and false saintliness in early modern Spain.
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Price: $40.00
Pages: 198
Publisher: transcript publishing
Imprint: transcript publishing
Publication Date: 27 August 2019
Trim Size: 8.86 X 5.83 in
ISBN: 9783837645354
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / Social History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
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»Das Close Reading der Quellen in vielen Beiträgen eröffnet [...] die Nachvollziehbarkeit des Arbeits- und Argumentationsganges. So bietet der Band erste Zugänge zu unterschiedlichen Gegenstandsbereichen und zu diversen Quellengruppen sowie gelungene Fallstudien.«

Judith Mengler is a research assistant within the research unit "Historical Cultural Sciences" at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany. She studied History and Classical Archaeology in Mainz. Her research interests are medieval medicine and surgery, body history, and historical practices of inclusion and exclusion in earlier periods.
Kristina Müller-Bongard is a research assistant and the coordinator of the research unit Historical Cultural Sciences, Mainz. She studied art history and cultural anthropology at Mainz University. Her research interests are counter-reformation art, political iconography and early modern art literature.

Frontmatter 1
Editorial 2
Content 5
Preface 9
Introduction 11
A Black and White Peace. On the Possibility of Peace within the Dichotomies of Arthurian Literature 17
Writing war - communicating peace? The peace treaty of Edinburgh- Northampton of 1328 29
Peace on Paper Illustrated in Pictures. The visual representation of peace treaties in Early Modern Europe 45
Narrative Structures in Legal Texts An Introduction to the Panel 57
Narrative Elements in Deposition Documents 61
Sentimental Contracts. The Affective Narrative Structure of Puritan Covenant Theology in Jonathan Winthrop's A Model of Christian Charity 71
Narrative Elements in Treaties of Peace and Alliance 85
The Jerusalem Experience Comparing Theme Park Versions of the Holy Land 97
Searching for other spaces, or: How useful is Foucault's concept of heterotopias as a method for historical research effectively? 109
Man as Victims. Speaking and laughing about violence against men 117
Courageous surgeons, enduring patients The performance of masculinity in medieval military medicine (14th-15th century) 131
Clash of Civilisations in Medieval Scotland or Can Culture Explain Conflict? 143
At the forefront of resistance to England? Melrose Abbey and the Scottish Wars of Independence 161
Between Love and Social Advancement. The Marriage Arrangements of the Late Medieval Maxwells of Caerlaverock Castle 175
Contributors 193
Backmatter 196