Duels of the rulers: the question of ritual communication

The paper seeks to explain the significance of the phenomenon, which were the duels of monarchs. They appear to be best understood if analyzed in the context of ritual communication. Challenges to monarchs to fight a duel, although none actually took place, were widespread gestures from antiquity to...

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Main Author: Piotr Tafiłowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lodz University Press 2016-05-01
Series:Przegląd Nauk Historycznych
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Online Access:https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/pnh/article/view/1531