King’s three bodies, the: essays on kingship and ritual
Auteur :
Schnepel, Burkhard
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781032000534
Date de publication :
9 avr. 2021
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 cm
Poids :
660 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book deals with the rituals of kingship and royalty in India, Africa and Europe from social anthropological and ethnoÂhistorical 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.