Medieval Sources of the Modern Symbolic Meaning of the Sword

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10.2991/cesses-18.2018.172How to use a DOI?

Keywords

sword; Europe; Middle Ages; symbolism; sacred meaning

Abstract

The paper analyzes one of the most often used modern symbols - the sword, dwells upon the main stages of the sacral and symbolic significance of the sword. Results of the research suggest that the roots of the modern symbolism of the sword date back to the Middle Ages. Much attention is given to the meaning of the sword in the context of medieval judicial practice. The author touches the issues of the important role of the sword as a marker of the certain social status in the structure of medieval society. The influence of religious teachings on the formation of key elements in the sacred meaning of the sword is determined by the main factor. The study also examines the main stages of the formation of the symbolic value of the sword.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Daniil Lobach
PY  - 2018/11
DA  - 2018/11
TI  - Medieval Sources of the Modern Symbolic Meaning of the Sword
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Contemporary Education, Social Sciences and Ecological Studies (CESSES 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 779
EP  - 783
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/cesses-18.2018.172
DO  - 10.2991/cesses-18.2018.172
ID  - Lobach2018/11
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