Kingship : the politics of enchantment /
From despots to powerless figureheads, and from the Neolithic era to the present, this book traces the history of kingship around the world and the tenacity of its connection with the sacred. Considers the many forms that kingship took during this period, including: the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt; th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Malden, MA ; Oxford :
Blackwell Pub.,
2006.
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| Series: | New perspectives on the past (Basil Blackwell Publisher)
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | From despots to powerless figureheads, and from the Neolithic era to the present, this book traces the history of kingship around the world and the tenacity of its connection with the sacred. Considers the many forms that kingship took during this period, including: the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt; the emperors of Japan; the Maya rulers of Mesoamerica; the medieval popes and emperors; and the English and French monarchs of early modern Europe Explores the panoply of governing roles that kingship involved - administrative, military, judicial, economic, religious and symbolic - but. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 193 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470693636 0470693630 9780470692899 0470692898 |