Format:
1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 394 p)
Edition:
Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
ISBN:
9781349618453
Series Statement:
The New Middle Ages
Content:
Robes and Honor is a fascinating exploration of the possible common origin and subsequent developments of investiture across medieval Christianity and medieval Islam. The ceremony in all of its cultural variety was much more than the public adoption of a high-value textile as symbol of office; within a culture, robing established a personal link 'from the hand' of the giver - king, pope, head of a sect, ambassador - to the receiver - noble, general, official, nun, or acolyte. This volume challenges current thinking on religious and regional boundaries of 'cultures,' raises semiotic issues about imagined communities, and addresses problems of kingship
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781349618477
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780312212308
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781349618477
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781349618460
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-349-61845-3
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