Robes and Honor - The Medieval World of Investiture (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2090)

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.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The New Middle Ages
Release date:	September 2001
First published:	2001
Editors:	S. Gordon
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	394
Edition:	1st ed. 2090
ISBN-13:	978-0-312-21230-8
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Religious groups Books > History > European history > General Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Christianity
LSN:	0-312-21230-5
Barcode:	9780312212308

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