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Item Details
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ROBES AND HONOR
THE MEDIEVAL WORLD OF INVESTITURE |
| By: |
Stewart Gordon (Editor), S Gordon (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£81.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1349618470 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781349618477 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
14 January, 2014 |
| Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001 |
| Series: |
The New Middle Ages |
| Pages: |
408 |
| 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. |
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biography |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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