Hardback. Very Good. ISBN 0521335132 9780521335133 [GB]

Cambridge University Press. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521335132 9780521335133 [GB]

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, Date: 1987. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Past and Present Publications. Physical description: xi, 351 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Usurpation, conquest, and ceremonial / Amélie Kuhrt -- From noble funerals to divine cult / Simon Price -- The construction of court ritual / Averil Cameron -- The Lord's anointed and the people's choice / Janet L. Nelson -- Bureaucrats and cosmology / David McMullen -- Gifts to the gods / Richard Burghart -- The ritual of the royal bath in Madagascar / Maurice Bloch -- The person of the king / Michelle Gilbert. Subjects: Rites and ceremonies ; Cross-cultural studies; Kings and rulers; Cross-cultural studies; Power (Social sciences); Political customs and rites; Social Anthropology Ritual and religion; Royal ceremonies to 1985; Monarchy. 1987. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521335132 9780521335133 [IE]

Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]; New York: Cambridge University Press , Date: 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xi, 351 pages: illustrations; 23 cm. Contents: Usurpation, conquest, and ceremonial / Amélie Kuhrt -- From noble funerals to divine cult / Simon Price -- The construction of court ritual / Averil Cameron -- The Lord's anointed and the people's choice / Janet L. Nelson -- Bureaucrats and cosmology / David McMullen -- Gifts to the gods / Richard Burghart -- The ritual of the royal bath in Madagascar / Maurice Bloch -- The person of the king / Michelle Gilbert. Subjects: Rites and ceremonies; Cross-cultural studies. Kings and rulers; Cross-cultural studies. Power (Social sciences); Cross-cultural studies. 1987. Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]; New York: Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521335132 9780521335133 [IE]

ISBN10: 0521335132, ISBN13: 9780521335133, [publisher: Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]; New York: Cambridge University Press] Hardcover First Edition Fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xi, 351 pages: illustrations; 23 cm. Contents: Usurpation, conquest, and ceremonial / Amélie Kuhrt -- From noble funerals to divine cult / Simon Price -- The construction of court ritual / Averil Cameron -- The Lord's anointed and the people's choice / Janet L. Nelson -- Bureaucrats and cosmology / David McMullen -- Gifts to the gods / Richard Burghart -- The ritual of the royal bath in Madagascar / Maurice Bloch -- The person of the king / Michelle Gilbert. Subjects: Rites and ceremonies; Cross-cultural studies. Kings and rulers; Cross-cultural studies. Power (Social sciences); Cross-cultural studies. 1 Kg.
[New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1987]
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