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Kingship: The Politics of Enchantmant

ISBN: 978-0-631-22695-6
Hardcover
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.

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