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The cursed carolers in context / edited by Lynneth Miller Renberg and Bradley Phillis

Miller Renberg, Lynneth, ca. 20./21. Jh. [Herausgeberin/-geber] ; Phillis, Bradley [Herausgeberin/-geber]

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021

xi, 173 Seiten : Illustrationen

Englisch

Includes bibliographical references and index

Erscheint auch als: The cursed carolers in context. - Abingdon, Oxon : New York : Routledge, 2021 (Online-Ausgabe)

978-0-367-90057-1 (hardback)

978-1-003-02217-6 (ISBN der parallelen Ausgabe im Fernzugriff)

2020045564

OCoLC: 1255636805     

GR167.S2

398.20943/21     Ähnliche Literatur

LOC-SH: Folklore -- Germany -- Saxony ; Christmas -- Folklore

"The Cursed Carolers in Context explores the interplay between the forms and contexts in which the tale of the cursed carolers circulated, and the meanings it had for medieval and early modern authors and audiences. The story of the cursed carolers has circulated in Europe since the eleventh century. In this story, a group of people in a village in Saxony skip Christmas mass to perform a circle dance in the cemetery, only to be cursed and forced to keep dancing for a whole year. By approaching the story in specific historical contexts, this book shows how the story of the cursed carolers became a space in which medieval readers, writers, and listeners could debate the meaning and significance of a surprising variety of questions, including ecclesiastical authority, gender roles, pastoral responsibility, and even the conduct of crusades. This consideration of the interplay between text and context sheds new light on how and why the story of the dancers achieved such popularity in the Middle Ages, and how its meanings developed and changed throughout the period. This book will appeal to scholars and students of medieval European history, literature, and dance, as well as those interested in cultural history"--