Rituals of royalty: power and ceremonial in traditional societies / edited by David Cannadine and Simon Price
1987, 1st Edition. Cambridge [Cambridgeshire]; New York: Cambridge University Press. Fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #354435
ISBN: 0521335132
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.
Price: €28.00