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Episode 5: liturgy and kingship with Pawel Figurski (Poland)

Episode 5: liturgy and kingship with Pawel Figurski (Poland)

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Did kingship become 'desacralised' during the 11th century in the Latin West? In this episode I discuss the changing liturgy of kingship with Pawel Figurski (Polish Academy of Sciences).


References to works mentioned in the podcast

  • P. Figurski, 'Das sakramentale Herrscherbild in der politischen Kultur des Frühmittelalters', Frühmittelalterliche Studien vol. 50 (2017) p. 129-162
  • P. Figurski, J. Dale, P. Byttebier (eds.) Political Liturgies in the High Middle Ages. Beyond the Legacy of Ernst H. Kantorowicz, forthcoming
  • P. Figurski, Dangerous Prayers. The Eucharistic Liturgies and the Forging of Sacramental Kingship in Europe (c.800–c.1200), in preparation
  • E. Kantorowicz, Laudes Regiae: A Study in Liturgical Acclamations and Mediaeval Ruler Worship (1946)


Image: Coronation of Henry II, Wikipedia

Music: Karen Gomyo (CC BY-NC 3.0)

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