Fighting and warfare is hardly imaginable without the use of the "resource" body. The body techniques of fighters and their perception take centre stage in this book.
What bodily experiences did fighters make through their lifetime and especially in violent conflicts? How were the bodies of fighters trained, nourished, and prepared for combat? How did they respond to wounds, torture and the ubiquitous risk of death?
The articles present examples of body techniques of fighters and their perception throughout the Middle Ages. The geographical scope ranges from the Anglo-Scottish borderlands over Central Europe up to the Mediterranean World. This larger framework enables the reader to trace the similarities and differences of the cultural practice of "Killing and Being Killed" in various contexts.
Contributions by Iain MacInnes, Alastair J. Macdonald, Bogdan-Petru Maleon, and others.
Jörg Rogge (Prof. Dr.) lehrt Geschichte des Mittelalters und Methoden der Geschichtswissenschaft an der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte sind Theorie und Methode der historischen Kulturwissenschaften sowie Politik und Kultur des spätmittelalterlichen Europas. Er ist Sprecher des Forschungsschwerpunktes Historische Kulturwissenschaften der Universität Mainz.
Besprochen in:
Parergon, 35/1 (2018), Thomas A. Fudge
Zeitschrift für Historische Forschung 45/1 (2018), Romedio Schmitz-Esser
English Historical Review, 566/2 (2019), Patricia Skinner
Militärgeschichtliche Zeitschrift, 78/1 (2019), Malte Prietzel
Deutsches Archiv, 76/1 (2020), Martin Clauss
