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The Character of Kingship (Paperback)
| Author: Declan (EDT) Quigley | Editor: Declan Quigley |
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN-10: 1845202910
ISBN-13: 9781845202910
Sku: 31247971
Publish Date: 8/13/2012
Pages:
257
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| Despite the contemporary fascination with royalty, anthropologists have sorely neglected the subject in recent decades. This book combines a strong theoretical argument with a wealth of ethnography from kingships in Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Quigley gives a timely and much-needed overview of the anthropology of kingship and a crucial reassessment of the contributions of Frazer and Hocart to debates about the nature and function of royal ritual. From diverse fieldwork sites a number of eminent anthropologists demonstrate how ritual and power intertwine to produce a series of variations around myth, tragedy and historical realities. |
