Robes and Honor: The Medieval World of Investiture (1st ed. 2001) (The New Middle Ages)

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Synopsis
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.
Copyright:
2001

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ISBN-13:
9781349618453
Related ISBNs:
9780312212308
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan US, New York
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No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Language Arts, Sociology
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
S. Gordon

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