IMC 2016: Sessions
Session 122: The Joys and Harms of Feasts
Monday 4 July 2016, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | Department of Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest |
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Organiser: | Gerhard Jaritz, Department of Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest |
Moderator/Chair: | Ingrid Matschinegg, Institut für Realienkunde des Mittelalters und der frühen Neuzeit, Universität Salzburg |
Paper 122-a | Salty, Sour, and Sweet: A Visit to a Feast in the Medieval Balkans (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Economics - Trade, Mentalities, Politics and Diplomacy |
Paper 122-b | Regulated Feasts - Diminished Joy? (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Law, Mentalities |
Abstract | Feast can be represented as joyful events for medieval society, but on the other hand also as occasions of harm, chaos and problems of communication. The session will show such contrasts of festive situations and the attempts to avoid any kind of perversion. |