The King's Three Bodies Essays on Kingship and Ritual |
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| Author:
| Schnepel, Burkhard |
| ISBN: | 978-1-000-38694-3 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2021 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $48.95 |
Book Description:
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This book deals with the rituals of kingship and royalty in India, Africa and Europe from social anthropological and ethnohistorical points of view. It discusses the dialectical entanglements of rituals conducted for and by kings with a wider social, political, cultural, historical, religious and economic context.
This book deals with the rituals of kingship and royalty in India, Africa and Europe from social anthropological and ethnohistorical points of view. It discusses the dialectical entanglements of rituals conducted for and by kings with a wider social, political, cultural, historical, religious and economic context.