Authority and Spectacle in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

Taylor & Francis

Authority and Spectacle in Medieval and Early Modern EuropeEssays in Honor of Teofilo F. Ruiz\nAuthor(s): Yuen-Gen Liang, Jarbel Rodriguez\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781472454577, 978-1472454577\nSynopsis\nBringing together distinguished scholars in honor of Professor Teofilo F. Ruiz, this volume presents original and innovative research on the critical and uneasy relationship between authority and spectacle in the period from the twelfth to the sixteenth centuries, focusing on Spain, the Mediterranean and Latin America. \n\nCultural scholars such as Professor Ruiz and his colleagues have challenged the notion that authority is elided with high politics, an approach that tends to be monolithic and disregards the uneven application and experience of power by elite and non-elite groups in society by highlighting the significance of spectacle. Taking such forms as ceremonies, rituals, festivals, and customs, spec.