Robes and Honor - E-book

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Robes And Honor - ENG

The Medieval World Of Investiture

Stewart N. Gordon

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ISBN:	9781349618453
Formato:	Page Fidelity
Idioma:	Inglés
Editorial:	Springer Nature
Tema:	Historia
Subtema:	Antigua general
Año de publicación:	2016-04-30

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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