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The Militant Middle Ages
Contemporary Politics between New Barbarians and Modern Crusaders
Series: - National Cultivation of Culture, Volume: 20
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In The Militant Middle Ages, historian Tommaso di Carpegna Falconieri delves into common perceptions of the Middle Ages and how these views shape contemporary political contexts. Today more than ever, the medieval era is mined from across the political spectrum for symbols, examples, allegories, and models to represent and interpret the present. From ânew crusadesâ to fantasy literature and cosplay, from Catholic Traditionalism to environmentalism, from neo-Vikings to medieval tourism and festivals, Carpegna Falconieri leads us in an impassioned and often disquieting journey through the âModern Middle Ages.â The first book-length study dedicated to the broad phenomenon of political medievalism, The Militant Middle Ages offers a new lens for scrutinizing contemporary society through its instrumentalization of the medieval past.
First published in Italian as Medioevo militante. La politica di oggi alle prese con barbari e crociati - © 2011 Giulio Einaudi editore s.p.a., Torino.
First published in Italian as Medioevo militante. La politica di oggi alle prese con barbari e crociati - © 2011 Giulio Einaudi editore s.p.a., Torino.
Tommaso di Carpegna Falconieri, Ph.D. (1996), is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Urbino. Among his numerous books and articles on Italian history and medievalism is The Man Who Believed He Was King of France (Chicago, 2008).
ââPreface to the English Edition (2019)
ââAcknowledgments
ââPrologue
ââIntroduction
â1 The Neo-Medieval West
â2 All New Barbarians and Same Old Crusaders
â3 Once upon a Time in the Middle Ages
â4 The Middle Ages of Identity
â5 Merchants and Bowmen: Middle Ages of the City
â6 Folk and Jesters: Anarchist and Leftist Middle Ages
â7 Templars and Holy Grail: Middle Ages of Tradition
â8 Warriors of Valhalla: Middle Ages of the Great North
â9 Druids and Bards: Celtic Middle Ages
â10 Popes and Saints: Catholic Middle Ages
â11 Peoples and Sovereigns: Middle Ages of Nations
â12 Emperors and Wanderers: Middle Ages of a United Europe
ââEpilogue
ââReferences and Sources
ââIndex of Personal Names
ââAcknowledgments
ââPrologue
ââIntroduction
â1 The Neo-Medieval West
â2 All New Barbarians and Same Old Crusaders
â3 Once upon a Time in the Middle Ages
â4 The Middle Ages of Identity
â5 Merchants and Bowmen: Middle Ages of the City
â6 Folk and Jesters: Anarchist and Leftist Middle Ages
â7 Templars and Holy Grail: Middle Ages of Tradition
â8 Warriors of Valhalla: Middle Ages of the Great North
â9 Druids and Bards: Celtic Middle Ages
â10 Popes and Saints: Catholic Middle Ages
â11 Peoples and Sovereigns: Middle Ages of Nations
â12 Emperors and Wanderers: Middle Ages of a United Europe
ââEpilogue
ââReferences and Sources
ââIndex of Personal Names
All interested in contemporary history, political science, and communication and media studies; in public history and its instrumentalization in current affairs; and in medieval studies and medievalism.