
Medieval Fantasy as Performance
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Cramer examines the group's activities, from persona and character development to theatrical performance and personal interaction; from the complex official ceremonies to full contact armored combat with mock broadswords. He explores the SCA in detail to discover how its members adapt and employ ideas about the Middle Ages in performance, ritual reenactment, living history, and re-creation, analyzing the performance of identity through ritual, sport, drama, and personal interaction, and he focuses on the reconstruction of the medieval "king game," a game in which a mock king is chosen to reign over a mock court. The book also studies various ideas about medievalism, including the contrast between reenactment and re-creation, and places these activities in the context of contemporary American society. With three appendixes, a bibliography, and a selection of photos, Cramer demonstrates how and why medieval fantasy is increasingly used in popular culture and analyzes the dissatisfaction with contemporary culture that leads people into these realms of fantasy.
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- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: A Brief History of the SCA
- Chapter 2: Creative Medievalism
- Chapter 3: Interpersonal Performance
- Chapter 4: On the Field of the Summer King
- Chapter 5: In the Hall of the Winter King
- Chapter 6: Conclusion
- Appendix I: SCA Kingdoms
- Appendix II: Major Wars
- Appendix III: SCA History According to Olsgaard
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
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