Animals as gifts (From the treasury of medieval diplomacy)
Апстракт
Medieval diplomacy often implied the exchange of gifts between rulers or two delegations. It was customary to give expensive cloth, jewellery, weapons, everyday objects made of precious metals, richly decorated manuscripts, and relics. Often, the gifts were animals - those used in hunting or warfare (such as horses, dogs or falcons), as well as rare and exotic animals (elephants, giraffes, tigers). The value and preciousness of these "living gifts" was measured through the strength, symbolic value or rarity of the animals which were a key part of diplomatic gift giving. The presence of animals in court ceremonies, royal processions, and later in ruler insignia through different heraldic markings, was, from ancient times, a key part of the manifestations of power and standing of rulers. The inclusion of animals in diplomatic protocol gained a certain political and cultural dimension of mediation between different states and cultures.
Кључне речи:
the Byzantine Empire / India / hunting dogs / horse / giraffe / gift / elephant / diplomacy / animalsИзвор:
Etnoantropološki problemi, 2016, 11, 4, 1087-1100Издавач:
- Univerzitet u Beogradu - Filozofski fakultet - Odeljenje za etnologiju i antropologiju, Beograd
Финансирање / пројекти:
- Хришћанска култура на Балкану у средњем веку: Византијско царство, Срби и Бугари од 9. до 15. века (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-177015)
- Српско средњовековно друштво у писаним изворима (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-177025)
Институција/група
Istorija / HistoryTY - JOUR AU - Radić, Radivoj AU - Šuica, Marko PY - 2016 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2237 AB - Medieval diplomacy often implied the exchange of gifts between rulers or two delegations. It was customary to give expensive cloth, jewellery, weapons, everyday objects made of precious metals, richly decorated manuscripts, and relics. Often, the gifts were animals - those used in hunting or warfare (such as horses, dogs or falcons), as well as rare and exotic animals (elephants, giraffes, tigers). The value and preciousness of these "living gifts" was measured through the strength, symbolic value or rarity of the animals which were a key part of diplomatic gift giving. The presence of animals in court ceremonies, royal processions, and later in ruler insignia through different heraldic markings, was, from ancient times, a key part of the manifestations of power and standing of rulers. The inclusion of animals in diplomatic protocol gained a certain political and cultural dimension of mediation between different states and cultures. PB - Univerzitet u Beogradu - Filozofski fakultet - Odeljenje za etnologiju i antropologiju, Beograd T2 - Etnoantropološki problemi T1 - Animals as gifts (From the treasury of medieval diplomacy) EP - 1100 IS - 4 SP - 1087 VL - 11 DO - 10.21301/EAP.V11I4.7 ER -
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Radić, R.,& Šuica, M.. (2016). Animals as gifts (From the treasury of medieval diplomacy). in Etnoantropološki problemi Univerzitet u Beogradu - Filozofski fakultet - Odeljenje za etnologiju i antropologiju, Beograd., 11(4), 1087-1100. https://doi.org/10.21301/EAP.V11I4.7
Radić R, Šuica M. Animals as gifts (From the treasury of medieval diplomacy). in Etnoantropološki problemi. 2016;11(4):1087-1100. doi:10.21301/EAP.V11I4.7 .
Radić, Radivoj, Šuica, Marko, "Animals as gifts (From the treasury of medieval diplomacy)" in Etnoantropološki problemi, 11, no. 4 (2016):1087-1100, https://doi.org/10.21301/EAP.V11I4.7 . .