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Rituals of royalty : power and ceremonial in traditional societies /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Cannadine, David, 1950-, Price, S. R. F.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1987.
Series:Past and present publications.
Subjects:
Rites and ceremonies > Cross-cultural studies.
Kings and rulers > Cross-cultural studies.
Power (Social sciences) > Cross-cultural studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Usurpation, conquest, and ceremonial / Amelie 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.