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. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 391371

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Title: Rituals of royalty : power and ceremonial in...

Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press

Publication Date: 1987

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st edition.

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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. These specially commissioned essays address the central problem in the understanding of royal rituals, the relation between power and ceremonial. These contributions, from historians and anthropologists, examine a wide range of societies.

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Comprised of contributions from historians and anthropologists, this collection of essays examines a wide range of societies in an analysis of the relationship between power and ceremony as expressed through the observance of royal rituals from ancient to contemporary times.

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