Rituals of Royalty : Power and Ceremonial in Traditional Societies Paperback / softback
Edited by David (Columbia University, New York) Cannadine, Simon (University of Oxford) Price
Part of the Past and Present Publications series
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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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:364 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:23/04/1992
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- ISBN:9780521428910
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:364 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:23/04/1992
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- ISBN:9780521428910
