Rites of Passage: Cultures of Transition in the Fourteenth Century by Nicola F. McDonald
English | Nov. 2004 | ISBN: 1903153158 | 186 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
English | Nov. 2004 | ISBN: 1903153158 | 186 Pages | PDF | 1 MB
"Rites of passage" is a term and concept more used than considered. Here, for the first time, its implications are applied and tested in the field of medieval studies: medievalists from a range of disciplines consider the various theoretical models - folklorist, anthropological, psychoanalytical - that can be used to analyse cultures of transition in the history and literature of fourteenth-century Europe.