Publication details
Studie o slonovi. Darování exotického zvířete jako prostředek politické komunikace v antice a raném středověku
| Title in English | Elephant as a gift. Giving exotic animal as medium of political communication in antique and early middle ages |
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| Year of publication | 2010 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Zaměřeno na středověk. Zdeňkovi Měřínskému k 60. narozeninám. |
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| Field | Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology |
| Keywords | Early Middle Ages Antique Giftgiving Political Communication Exotic animals |
| Description | We can recognize an elephant as a gift in antique and early medieval sources. Authors a analyzing a change of the meaning of such a gift from a powefull weapon given in tens to the unique sign of status. |
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