{"product_id":"rituals-of-royalty-power-and-ceremonial-in-traditional-societies-paperback-9780521428910","title":"Rituals of Royalty; Power and Ceremonial in Traditional Societies (Paperback) 9780521428910","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRituals of Royalty\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePower and Ceremonial in Traditional Societies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Cannadine (Edited by), Simon Price (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521428910, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 23 April 1992\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e364 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.7 x 13.9 x 2.6 cm, 0.478 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'This is … a collection of fascinating studies, ranging from Babylon to twentieth-century Ghana, from China to Madagascar … Professional historians of the modern period, as well as others, would do well to take ritual seriously.' London Review of Books\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHeads of state today mark their rites of passage with splendid ceremonial, from Reagan's inaugural to Andropov's funeral. Such spectacles continue to be a prominent part of modern political systems, of varied ideological hue, but their precise meaning and importance often remain unclear. The essays in this book - all specially written for it - address the central problem in the understanding of royal rituals, namely the relation between power and anthropologists, and the traditional societies examined range from ancient Babylon to nineteenth-century Madagascar, from medieval Europe to contemporary Ghana.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Notes on contributors\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: divine rites of kings David Cannadine\u003cbr\u003e 1. Usurpation, conquest and ceremonial: from Babylon to Persia Amélie Kuhrt\u003cbr\u003e 2. From noble funerals to divine cult: the consecration of Roman emperors Simon Price\u003cbr\u003e 3. The construction of court ritual: the Byzantine Book of Ceremonies Averil Cameron\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Lord's anointed and the people's choice: Carolingian royal ritual Janet L. Nelson\u003cbr\u003e 5. Bureaucrats and cosmology: the ritual code of T'ang China David McMullen\u003cbr\u003e 6. Gifts to the gods: power, property and ceremonial in Nepal Richard Burghart\u003cbr\u003e 7. The ritual of the royal bath in Madagascar: the dissolution of death, birth and fertility into authority Maurice Bloch\u003cbr\u003e 8. The person of the king: ritual and power in a Ghanaian state Michelle Gilbert\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909142274328,"sku":"9780521428910","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521428910i_e5815f34-aae6-4a34-9949-60c0d5f3c7f7.jpg?v=1691381689","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/rituals-of-royalty-power-and-ceremonial-in-traditional-societies-paperback-9780521428910","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}