IMC 2012: Sessions
Session 1330: The Lords of Misrule and the Government of Youth in the Late Middle Ages
Wednesday 11 July 2012, 16.30-18.00
| Sponsor: | DFG-Projekt 'Die 'anderen' Könige' |
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| Organiser: | Torsten Hiltmann, Historisches Seminar, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster |
| Moderator/Chair: | Sita Steckel, Exzellenzcluster 'Religion & Politik', Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster |
| Paper 1330-a | Ruling the Youth: 'Abbeys of Misrule' and Their Role in Late Medieval Society (Language: English) Index terms: Administration, Daily Life, Mentalities, Social History |
| Paper 1330-b | The Joyful Companies of the Southern Low Countries: The Symbolic Value of Theatrical Activities in Late Medieval Cities (Language: English) Index terms: Archives and Sources, Folk Studies, Language and Literature - French or Occitan, Performance Arts - Drama |
| Paper 1330-c | The Reverse World of the Pope of the Asses (Language: English) |
| Abstract | Lords of Misrule, Abbots of Unreason, boy bishops and other so-called 'mock' rulers have received little attention until now. So far they have often been confused with each other and interpreted without paying attention to their respective contexts and meanings. The conspicuously burlesque character of their titles and behaviour dominated their perception, which made them appear as institutions of rebellious youngsters par excellence, as they mocked authorities and played the fool. The proposed session will take a closer look at this special kind of rulers and examine them from different perspectives as a social phenomenon, investigating the variety of reasons for and functions of their 'misrule'. |