{"product_id":"converting-rulers-global-patterns-1450-1850-hardback-9781108477161","title":"Converting Rulers; Global Patterns, 1450–1850 (Hardback) 9781108477161","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eConverting Rulers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eGlobal Patterns, 1450–1850\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStrathern explains the religious map of the world in a pathbreaking analysis of case studies and global patterns of conversion.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlan Strathern (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108477161, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 November 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e498 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 3.2 cm, 0.83 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Adding empirical detail as well as analytical grasp Converting Rulers enhances the remarkable intellectual acuity of Unearthly Powers. Alan Strathern confirms his place among leading voices in current global history. No student of religion or global history can ignore this achievement.' Jeroen Duindam, Chair of Early Modern History\/Comparative History, Leiden University Institute for History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhy did so many rulers throughout history risk converting to a new religion brought by outsiders? In his award-winning Unearthly Powers (2019), Alan Strathern set out a theoretical framework for understanding the relation between religion and political authority based on a distinction between two kinds of religion - immanentism and transcendentalism - and the different ways they made monarchy sacred. This ambitious and innovative companion volume tests and substantiates this approach using case studies from Kongo (1480–1530), Japan (1560–1614), Ayutthaya (Thailand, 1660–1690) and Hawaii (1800–1830). Through in-depth analysis of key turning points in the careers of warlords, chiefs and kings, a tapestry of unique characters and stories is brought to light. However, these examples ultimately demonstrate that global patterns of conversion can be established to illuminate the religious geography of the world today.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Figures and Maps\u003cbr\u003e Preface and Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Concepts: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Theoretical Equipment\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Cases: 2. The Miracles of Kongo, 1480–1530\u003cbr\u003e 3. Money, Magic, and Mastery in the Conversion of the Daimyo of Japan, 1560–1580\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Defeat of Christianity in Japan, 1560–1614\u003cbr\u003e 5. Reclining Buddhas and Restless Missionaries: Narai of Ayutthaya and the Encounter with Christianity, 1660–1690\u003cbr\u003e 6. Repulsion from Siam: The Revolt of 1688\u003cbr\u003e 7. Hawaii: The Road to Nowhere, 1800–1821\u003cbr\u003e 8. Hawaii: The High Path to Conversion 1821–1830\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Global Patterns: 9. Hinduism and Confucianism and the Question of Transcendence\u003cbr\u003e 10. Explaining Global Patterns of Ruler Conversion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Glossary of Theoretical Terms\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52415686541592,"sku":"9781108477161","price":107.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781108477161i.jpg?v=1784423425","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/converting-rulers-global-patterns-1450-1850-hardback-9781108477161","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}