The Liminal Horse

Equitation and Boundaries

edited by Rena Maguire and Anastasija Ropa

Book cover: The Liminal Horse

Extent: 316 pages

Publisher: Trivent Publishing

Subjects: Earth & Life Sciences , Medieval Studies

Series: Rewriting Equestrian History

Series volume number: 3

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(December 2021)

ISBN: 9786158182171

Price: $107.00

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PDF (Published)

(December 2021)

ISBN: 9786158182164

Price: $86.00

The historical horse is at once material and abstract, as is the notion of the border. Borders and frontiers are not only markers delineating geographical spaces but also mental constructs: there are borders between order and disorder, between what is permitted and what is prohibited. Boundaries and liminal spaces also exist in the material, economic, political, moral, legal and religious spheres. In this volume, the contributing authors explore the theme of the liminality of the horse in all of these historical arenas, asking how does one reconcile the very different roles played by the horse in human history?

  • Edited by Rena Maguire
  • Edited by Anastasija Ropa