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The Politics of Enchantmant
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Artikel-Nr:
9780470692899
Veröffentl:
2008
Einband:
E-Book
Seiten:
208
Autor:
Francis Oakley
Serie:
New Perspectives on the Past
eBook Typ:
PDF
eBook Format:
Reflowable E-Book
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
From despots to powerless figureheads, and from the Neolithic era to the present, this book traces the history of kingship around the world and the tenacity of its connection with the sacred. Considers the many forms that kingship took during this period, including: the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt; the emperors of Japan; the Maya rulers of Mesoamerica; the medieval popes and emperors; and the English and French monarchs of early modern Europe Explores the panoply of governing roles that kingship involved administrative, military, judicial, economic, religious and symbolic but focussing on its connection with the sacred. Draws on the insights of cultural anthropology and comparative religion, as well as the on the resources provided by historians.
From despots to powerless figureheads, and from the Neolithic era to the present, this book traces the history of kingship around the world and the tenacity of its connection with the sacred.* Considers the many forms that kingship took during this period, including: the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt; the emperors of Japan; the Maya rulers of Mesoamerica; the medieval popes and emperors; and the English and French monarchs of early modern Europe* Explores the panoply of governing roles that kingship involved - administrative, military, judicial, economic, religious and symbolic - but focussing on its connection with the sacred.* Draws on the insights of cultural anthropology and comparative religion, as well as the on the resources provided by historians.
List of Illustrations.Series Editor's Preface.Acknowledgments.Prologue: Matters of Perspective.1. Gate of the Gods: Archaic and Global Patterns of CosmicKingship.2. Royal Saviors and Shepherds: Hellenistic, Roman, Biblicaland Qur'ânic views of Kingship.3. The Eusebian Accommodation: Christian Rulership in ImperialRome, Byzantium, and Russia.4. The Carolingian Accommodation: Christian Rulership in theGermanic Successor Kingdoms of Western Europe.5. Sacral Kingship in Medieval and Early-Modern Europe: PapalImperial, National.6. The Fading Nimbus: Modern Kingship and its Fate in aDisenchanted World.Epilogue: Survivals and Revivals.Notes.Suggestions for Further Reading.Index