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Rituals of Royalty: Power and Ceremonial in Traditional Societies - Past and Present Publications
David Cannadine
Rituals of Royalty: Power and Ceremonial in Traditional Societies - Past and Present Publications
David Cannadine
Heads of states mark their rites of passage with splendid ceremonial. The essays in this book ñ all specially written for it ñ address the central problem in the understanding of royal rituals, namely the relation between power and anthropologists. The traditional societies examined range from ancient Babylon to nineteenth-century Madagascar.
364 pages, 25 half-tones, 3 tables, 6 maps
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 23, 1992 |
ISBN13 | 9780521428910 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 364 |
Dimensions | 141 × 216 × 25 mm · 486 g |
Editor | Cannadine, David (Columbia University, New York) |
Editor | Price, Simon (University of Oxford) |
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