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Period

2006-02-22T17:54:42Z

Asim: Added detail about ban on public religious services in SCA

The term '''Period''' refers to the time-frame that a [[Other re-enactment sites|recreation group]] researchs, recreates and represents. This can vary from a small number of years (say 50) to more than a millenium (eg. the SCA).

The [[SCA]] period is anything prior to the [[17th Century]]. This is includes what some may regard as the [[Dark Ages]], the [[Middle Ages]] and the [[Renaissance]]. Many people think that the SCA only covers the period from 600 AD to 1600AD, but [[Corpora]] states:
: <b>''"Period: The era used by the Society as the base for its re-creation activities. The Society is based on the life and culture of the landed nobility of pre-17th Century Western Europe, focusing on the middle Ages and the Renaissance."'' </b>(Page 8)<br>
Anything that had been discovered or was in general usage during this time-frame is acceptable at SCA [[event]]s, unless it breaks [[mundane]] [[laws|law]] or would be considered offensive; so no burning [[heretic]]s! The major exception to this guideline is [[religion]] - although it was the mainstay of the [[medieval]] era, anything overtly religious is avoided. No-one is going to complain if you dress as a [[monk]], [[nun]] or [[inquistition|inquisitor]], but expect someone to dissuade you from holding a religious service in a public space; it's against SCA law. In contrast, what you do in your [[tent]] or [[pavilion]] is nobody's business but those in the tent with you.

By contrast, if something was invented or only in general usage outside of the above time-frame, it is considered to be [[out of period]] (often abbreviated to OOP). For example, mobile phones are OOP, but [[lasagna]] is not. Items not known to non-[[Europe|European]] cultures, but known to cultures that had no contact with them, might be called out of period in SCA useage, often used in useage similar to "it's out of period, unless your [[persona]] comes from [[Japan]]".

In a special interest group, for example a mailing list for Xth Century Clothing, period may refer to the Xth Century, even if that list is labelled as an SCA mailing list. An item might also be considered [[out of period]] for a person's [[persona]], for example [[potato]]es are out of period for a 6th Century [[Scotland|Scotsman]], but might be in period (if rare) for a late 15th Century [[Elizabethan]] [[noble]], however while some in the SCA might know this information about their persona, few would care to live under these restrictions for long at an event.

Some few items are essential for safe recreation, and their presence, although out of period, is automatically ignored.
Items like this include:
* [[eye glasses]] with modern frames
* medical aids
* [[safety]] equipment
* mundane SCA paperwork and laws
* safety rules

Other items are considered by many to be "in [[period by consensus]]", as their omission of use would make life far more difficult and less fun. Some may crusade to remove these items for a more period look, but they will generally ruin the fun of many, with little impact on removal of the objects.
Such items include:
* [[duct tape]]
* [[coffee]] (for non-eastern [[persona]]s)
* [[cigarettes]]
* [[sunglasses]]

== Topics ==
=== The SCA centuries ===
*[[7th Century]]
*[[8th Century]]
*[[9th Century]]
*[[10th Century]]
*[[11th Century]]
*[[12th Century]]
*[[13th Century]]
*[[14th Century]]
*[[15th Century]]
*[[16th Century]]
*[[17th Century]]

=== Major Period Events ===
* [[Black Death]]
* [[Crusade|The Crusades]]
* [[discovery of the Americas]]

Talk:Dance

2006-01-28T13:31:48Z

Asim:

I would like to further disambiguate this, so that we can have a section on...wait for it...dance from the [[Middle East|middle east]], specifically raqs, the period term for "[[belly dance|Belly Dance]]".

And yes, we have period sources for not only images of [[dance]]rs, but descriptions as well. You can see some of the data at my [http://raqsstorm.org/apostate/?p=6 Overview] of SCA period Middle Eastern Dance, and the [http://raqsstorm.org/apostate/?p=7 Bibliography] for annotated sources.

If you have any opinions on this approach, please don't hesitate to speak up.

--[[User:Asim|----asim]] 18:57, 26 Jan 2006 (CST)

* That sounds great. I can't check your site at the moment (seems to be down today), but if it's the one i think it is, it was really interesting and well researched. I'd be proud to have you write something up, and I think that sort of information is very useful to help new people learn what the period versions of belly dance are. - [[User:Tiff|Tiff]]

* We do already have a stubby page on [[middle eastern dance|Middle Eastern dance]] (which points to your pages) but yes.... we need change the [[dance]] link from just being a redirect to [[renaissance dance]] and make it a section reference to all [[Cunnan]] pages on dancing. - [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]] 21:54, 26 Jan 2006 (CST)

Wow! Didn't even notice that my stuff was already linked through from here...
The site's back up, and even faster [insert geek talk here], so hopefully it should work like a charm from here on in.
I'll read through the wiki editing stuff again today, and see if I can't start working pages out soon. Sukran/Thanks, everyone!
--[[User:Asim|----asim]] 07:31, 28 Jan 2006 (CST)

Talk:Dance

2006-01-27T00:57:39Z

Asim: Soliciting Opinions on raqs/Middle Eastern Dance page

I would like to further disambiguate this, so that we can have a section on...wait for it...dance from the middle east, specifically raqs, the period term for "Belly Dance".

And yes, we have period sources for not only images of dancers, but descriptions as well. You can see some of the data at my [http://raqsstorm.org/apostate/?p=6 Overview] of SCA period Middle Eastern Dance, and the [http://raqsstorm.org/apostate/?p=7 Bibliography] for annotated sources.

If you have any opinions on this approach, please don't hesitate to speak up.

--[[User:Asim|----asim]] 18:57, 26 Jan 2006 (CST)