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The Cursed Carolers in Context (Paperback)
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The Cursed Carolers in Context (Paperback)
Series: Studies in Medieval History and Culture
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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.
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