David Cannadine,
Simon Price
Cambridge University Press
e druk, 1992
9780521428910
Rituals of Royalty
Power and Ceremonial in Traditional Societies
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Paperback, 364 blz.
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Engels
Cambridge University Press |
1992
ISBN13: 9780521428910
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Onderdeel van serie
Past and Present Pub
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
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Samenvatting
Heads of state today mark their rites of passage with splendid ceremonial, from Reagan's inaugural to Andropov's funeral. Such spectacles continue to be a prominent part of modern political systems, of varied ideological hue, but their precise meaning and importance often remain unclear. The essays in this book - all specially written for it - address the central problem in the understanding of royal rituals, namely the relation between power and anthropologists, and the traditional societies examined range from ancient Babylon to nineteenth-century Madagascar, from medieval Europe to contemporary Ghana.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780521428910
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:364
Uitgever:Cambridge University Press
Serie:Past and Present Pub
Inhoudsopgave
List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: divine rites of kings David Cannadine; 1. Usurpation, conquest and ceremonial: from Babylon to Persia Amélie Kuhrt; 2. From noble funerals to divine cult: the consecration of Roman emperors Simon Price; 3. The construction of court ritual: the Byzantine Book of Ceremonies Averil Cameron; 4. The Lord's anointed and the people's choice: Carolingian royal ritual Janet L. Nelson; 5. Bureaucrats and cosmology: the ritual code of T'ang China David McMullen; 6. Gifts to the gods: power, property and ceremonial in Nepal Richard Burghart; 7. The ritual of the royal bath in Madagascar: the dissolution of death, birth and fertility into authority Maurice Bloch; 8. The person of the king: ritual and power in a Ghanaian state Michelle Gilbert; Index.