Guests, Strangers, Aliens, Enemies : Ambiguities of Hospitality in the Middle Ages, C. 1000-1350.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jezierski, Wojtek.

Contributor:

Kjaer, Lars.

Series:

Cursor Mundi Series

Cursor Mundi Series ; v.45

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Middle Ages.

Social norms.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols Publishers, 2025.

Summary:

This scholarly volume examines the concept of hospitality and its ambiguities in medieval Europe from c. 1000–1350. Edited by Wojtek Jezierski and Lars Kjær, the book explores how hospitality was understood, practiced, and contested across various cultural, social, and political contexts. Contributors analyze themes such as the reception of ambassadors, treatment of hostages, gender roles in hospitality, and the interplay between hostility and hospitality. Drawing on historical, linguistic, and material evidence, it provides insights into medieval notions of inclusion, exclusion, and power dynamics. Its interdisciplinary approach appeals to academics in medieval studies, history, and cultural studies. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Front Matter

Wojtek Jezierski and Lars Kjær. Guests – Strangers – Aliens – Enemies. Introducing Ambiguities of Hospitality in the Middle Ages, c. 1000–1350

Tim Geelhaar. Hospitalitas: A Virtue in Danger. Semantic Observations on the Use of hospitalitas in Latin Narrative Sources, 1000–1400

Alice Hicklin. A Gilded Cage? The Hospitality, Care, and Treatment of Hostages in Eurasia, c. 800–1050

Lars Kjær. 'In True Obedience to the Laws of Hospitality’. Hosts, Guests, Crusaders, and the Latin East in the Historia of William of Tyre

Kate Franklin. Guests, Strangers, and Those in Need. Cosmopolitanism as Hospitality and Making Relations in High MedievalArmenia

Sigrun Borgen Wik. Women as Hosts and Protectors of Outlaws in the Sagas of Icelanders

Edw ard Loss. Between Hostility and Hospitality. Reception of Ambassadors in Late MedievalItaly in the Thirteenth and Early Fourteenth Centuries

Miriam Tveit. Ambiguities of Urban Hospitality in the Norwegian Realm, 1100–1350

Ralf Lützelschwab.Opulent and Prone to Disruption. The Reception of Pope Clement VI by Two Cardinals in 1343

Wojtek Jezierski. Dark Delights. From Metaphors of Feast- Like Battles to Ambiguities of Hospitality in the Latin Middle Ages

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ISBN:

2-503-61093-5

OCLC:

1522993064