| The Ceremonial of Audience: Transcultural Approaches 1. Auflage Edition Contributor(s): Orthmann, Eva (Editor), Kollatz, Anna (Editor), Reindl-Kiel, Hedda (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 3847108875 ISBN-13: 9783847108870 Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht OUR PRICE: $49.40 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science - Social Science |
| Series: Macht Und Herrschaft |
| Physical Information: 209 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Audiences are among the dominant elements of courtly life and may be referred to as a central aspect of representation of power in many societies. Audiences also served as a stage for negotiation and political decision-making. Beyond that, the ceremonial of audience acted as an integrative factor, strengthening the connections between the ruler and his subjects, the elite and his dynastic background. The ceremonial of audience thus reflects the structure, or at least the intended structure of rule. It thus allows us to get insight into the perception of the ruler in the respective society. The volume offers an interdisciplinary approach to forms and structures of audiences in different epochs and regions. Choosing a transcultural and diachronic perspective, it aims at delineating similarities and differences as well as possible lines of development of the ceremonial on a broad basis of case studies. |
