Kingship: The Politics of Enchantmant

ISBN: 978-0-631-22695-6

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212 pages

February 2006, Wiley-Blackwell

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A history of kingship from the Neolithic era to the late eighteenth-century onset of the Industrial Revolution.
Considers the many forms that kingship took during this period, including: the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt; the emperors of Japan; the Maya rulers of Mesoamerica; the medieval popes and emperors; and the English and French monarchs of early modern Europe
Explores the panoply of governing roles that kingship involved – administrative, military, judicial, economic, religious and symbolic – but focussing on its connection with the sacred.
Discusses a wide range of rulers from despots to powerless figureheads.
Draws on the insights of cultural anthropology and comparative religion, as well as the on the resources provided by historians.