TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ruiz,Teofilo F.
TI  - A King Travels: Festive Traditions in Late Medieval and Early Modern Spain 
SN  - 9780691153575
AV  - GT4862.A2 R85 2012eb
U1  - 394.26946 23
PY  - 2012///]
CY  - Princeton, NJ : 
PB  - Princeton University Press, 
KW  - HISTORY / Europe / Spain & Portugal
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Alfonso XI
KW  - Carnival
KW  - Catholic devotional cycle
KW  - Christians
KW  - Corpus Christi
KW  - Crown of Aragon
KW  - Ferdinand III
KW  - Fernando of Antequera
KW  - Guadalquivir
KW  - Iberian festivals
KW  - Islamic Spain
KW  - Moors
KW  - Philip II
KW  - Seville
KW  - Spain
KW  - Spanish celebrations
KW  - Spanish culture
KW  - Spanish festivals
KW  - Spanish influence
KW  - Spanish politics
KW  - Western Europe
KW  - artificial warfare
KW  - authority
KW  - baldachin
KW  - birth
KW  - celebrations
KW  - celebratory cycles
KW  - ceremony
KW  - chivalrous activities
KW  - chivalrous literature
KW  - church ceremonies
KW  - coming of age
KW  - contestation
KW  - coronation
KW  - courtly culture
KW  - courtly literature
KW  - cultural performances
KW  - death
KW  - eastern kingdoms
KW  - festivities
KW  - fictitious battles
KW  - fictitious combat
KW  - formal entry
KW  - ideological purposes
KW  - juego de caas
KW  - kingly hegemony
KW  - life cycle
KW  - ludic events
KW  - marriage
KW  - martial displays
KW  - martial festivals
KW  - medieval festivals
KW  - mock warfare
KW  - multivocal performances
KW  - noncalendrical celebrations
KW  - palio
KW  - political performances
KW  - political realities
KW  - political shifts
KW  - power
KW  - princely entry
KW  - princely power
KW  - reception
KW  - regal procession
KW  - resistance
KW  - ritual making
KW  - royal entries
KW  - royal entry
KW  - social meanings
KW  - social relations
KW  - subversive themes
KW  - tournament
KW  - tournaments
KW  - transgressive behavior
KW  - triumphal entry
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Abbreviations --; CHAPTER I. Festivals in Late Medieval and Early Modern Spain: An Introduction --; CHAPTER II. The Meaning of Festivals: A Typology --; CHAPTER III. Royal Entries, Princely Visits, Triumphal Celebrations in Spain, c. 1327-1640 --; CHAPTER IV. The Structure of the Late Medieval and Early Modern Royal Entry: Change and Continuity --; CHAPTER V. A King Goes Traveling: Philip II in the Crown of Aragon, 1585-86 and 1592 --; CHAPTER VI. Martial Festivals and the Chivalrous Imaginary --; CHAPTER VII. Kings and Knights at Play in Late Medieval and Early Modern Spain --; CHAPTER VIII. From Carnival to Corpus Christi --; CHAPTER IX. Noncalendrical Festivals: Life Cycles and Power --; Conclusion --; APPENDIX. The Feasts of May 1428 at Valladolid --; Bibliography --; Index; restricted access; Issued also in print
N2  - A King Travels examines the scripting and performance of festivals in Spain between 1327 and 1620, offering an unprecedented look at the different types of festivals that were held in Iberia during this crucial period of European history. Bridging the gap between the medieval and early modern eras, Teofilo Ruiz focuses on the travels and festivities of Philip II, exploring the complex relationship between power and ceremony, and offering a vibrant portrait of Spain's cultural and political life. Ruiz covers a range of festival categories: carnival, royal entries, tournaments, calendrical and noncalendrical celebrations, autos de fe, and Corpus Christi processions. He probes the ritual meanings of these events, paying special attention to the use of colors and symbols, and to the power relations articulated through these festive displays. Ruiz argues that the fluid and at times subversive character of medieval festivals gave way to highly formalized and hierarchical events reflecting a broader shift in how power was articulated in late medieval and early modern Spain. Yet Ruiz contends that these festivals, while they sought to buttress authority and instruct different social orders about hierarchies of power, also served as sites of contestation, dialogue, and resistance. A King Travels sheds new light on Iberian festive traditions and their unique role in the centralizing state in early modern Castile
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