| Rituals of Royalty: Power and Ceremonial in Traditional Societies Contributor(s): Cannadine, David (Editor), Price, Simon (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521428912 ISBN-13: 9780521428910 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1992 Annotation: 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 ceremonial. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Customs & Traditions - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 390.22 |
| LCCN: 86029881 |
| Series: Past and Present Publications |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.56" W x 8.6" (1.07 lbs) 364 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Heads 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. These specially commissioned essays address the central problem in the understanding of royal rituals, the relation between power and ceremonial. These contributions, from historians and anthropologists, examine a wide range of societies. |