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Medieval Chivalry (Hardcover)
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Medieval Chivalry (Hardcover)
Series: Cambridge Medieval Textbooks
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Emerging in the medieval period, chivalry embodied ideals that
elite warriors cherished and practices that formed their
profession. In this major new overview, Richard Kaeuper examines
how chivalry made sense of violence and war, making it tolerable
for elite fighters rather than non-knightly or sub-knightly
populations. He discusses how chivalry buttressed status and
profession, shaped active piety, and fostered intense warrior
attachments and heterosexual relationships. Though showing regional
and chronological variations, chivalry at its core enshrined the
practice of prowess in securing honor, with this process
significantly blessed by religion. Both kingship and church
authority sought to direct the great force of chivalry and, despite
tensions, finally came to terms with rising knightly status and a
burgeoning military role. Kaeuper engages with a wide range of
evidence in his analysis, drawing on the chivalric literature,
manuscript illumination, and sermon exempla and moral tales.
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