In Europe, from medieval times through to today, carnaval served the same class-critical purpose. (There's a great photo somewhere of a giant parade float chariot driven by magnified-scale papier-maché caricatures of Fiat executives in Roman senatorial togas whipping the costumed "slaves" who are pulling through the streets.) I sent your article on to my professor from the days of my medieval theater studies at U of Michigan. I'm sure he'll appreciate it as much as I do.
In Europe, from medieval times through to today, carnaval served the same class-critical purpose. (There's a great photo somewhere of a giant parade float chariot driven by magnified-scale papier-maché caricatures of Fiat executives in Roman senatorial togas whipping the costumed "slaves" who are pulling through the streets.) I sent your article on to my professor from the days of my medieval theater studies at U of Michigan. I'm sure he'll appreciate it as much as I do.
Thank you. Medieval Theater is an interesting subject to specialize in. They must be great.