{"id":18523,"date":"2020-01-10T18:48:50","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T18:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=18523"},"modified":"2020-01-10T18:48:50","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T18:48:50","slug":"tommaso-di-carpegna-falconieri-the-militant-middle-agescontemporary-politics-between-new-barbarians-and-modern-crusaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=18523","title":{"rendered":"Tommaso di Carpegna Falconieri, \u201cThe Militant Middle Ages:Contemporary Politics between New Barbarians and Modern Crusaders\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

In The Militant Middle Ages<\/em>, 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 \u201cnew crusades\u201d 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 \u201cModern Middle Ages.\u201d The first book-length study dedicated to the broad phenomenon of political medievalism, The Militant Middle Ages<\/em> offers a new lens for scrutinizing contemporary society through its instrumentalization of the medieval past.<\/p>\n

First published in Italian as Medioevo militante. La politica di oggi alle prese con barbari e crociati<\/em> – \u00a9 2011 Giulio Einaudi editore s.p.a., Torino.<\/p>\n

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Tommaso di Carpegna Falconieri<\/strong>, 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<\/em> (Chicago, 2008).<\/p>\n

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Publisher: Brill<\/p>\n

Pages: xii, 282 pp.<\/p>\n

Publication Date: 14 Nov 2019<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/brill.com\/view\/title\/38073<\/a><\/p>\n

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Table of contents<\/strong><\/p>\n

Preface to the English Edition (2019)
\nAcknowledgments
\nPrologue<\/p>\n

Introduction<\/p>\n

1 The Neo-Medieval West<\/p>\n

2 All New Barbarians and Same Old Crusaders<\/p>\n

3 Once upon a Time in the Middle Ages<\/p>\n

4 The Middle Ages of Identity<\/p>\n

5 Merchants and Bowmen: Middle Ages of the City<\/p>\n

6 Folk and Jesters: Anarchist and Leftist Middle Ages<\/p>\n

7 Templars and Holy Grail: Middle Ages of Tradition<\/p>\n

8 Warriors of Valhalla: Middle Ages of the Great North<\/p>\n

9 Druids and Bards: Celtic Middle Ages<\/p>\n

10 Popes and Saints: Catholic Middle Ages<\/p>\n

11 Peoples and Sovereigns: Middle Ages of Nations<\/p>\n

12 Emperors and Wanderers: Middle Ages of a United Europe<\/p>\n

Epilogue<\/p>\n

References and Sources
\nIndex of Personal Names<\/p>\n

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