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The Sword: Form and Thought

By Lisa Deutscher (Editor), Mirjam Kaiser (Editor), Sixt Wetzler (Editor), Andrea Dolfini (Contribution by), Claus Lipka (Contribution by), Daniel Jaquet (Contribution by), Fabrizio Savi (Contribution by), Florian Messner (Contribution by), Henry Yallop (Contribution by), Holger Becker (Contribution by), Iason-Eleftherios Tzouriadis (Contribution by), Ingo Petri (Contribution by), Jan-Heinrich Bunnefeld (Contribution by), Marion Uckelmann (Contribution by), Matthias Johannes Bauer (Contribution by), Michael Mattner (Contribution by), Nicole M lk (Contribution by), Rachel J. Crellin (Contribution by), Raphael Hermann (Contribution by), Robert W Jones (Contribution by), Stefan Maeder (Contribution by), Stefan Roth (Contribution by), Ulrich Lehmann (Contribution by), Ulrike T chterle (Contribution by), Vincenzo D'Ercole (Contribution by)
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By Lisa Deutscher (Editor), Mirjam Kaiser (Editor), Sixt Wetzler (Editor), Andrea Dolfini (Contribution by), Claus Lipka (Contribution by), Daniel Jaquet (Contribution by), Fabrizio Savi (Contribution by), Florian Messner (Contribution by), Henry Yallop (Contribution by), Holger Becker (Contribution by), Iason-Eleftherios Tzouriadis (Contribution by), Ingo Petri (Contribution by), Jan-Heinrich Bunnefeld (Contribution by), Marion Uckelmann (Contribution by), Matthias Johannes Bauer (Contribution by), Michael Mattner (Contribution by), Nicole M lk (Contribution by), Rachel J. Crellin (Contribution by), Raphael Hermann (Contribution by), Robert W Jones (Contribution by), Stefan Maeder (Contribution by), Stefan Roth (Contribution by), Ulrich Lehmann (Contribution by), Ulrike T chterle (Contribution by), Vincenzo D'Ercole (Contribution by)
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A multidisciplinary overview of current research into the enduringly fascinating martial artefact which is the sword.

The sword is the most iconic of all weapons. Throughout history, it has connected various, sometimes conflicting, dimensions of human culture: physical combat and representation of political power, definition of gender roles and refinement of body techniques, evolution of craftsmanship and mythological symbolism.
The articles collected here explore these dimensions, from a va...

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