Robes and Honor The Medieval World of Investiture

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; withi...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gordon, Stewart (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2001, 2001
Series:The New Middle Ages
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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
Physical Description:XIV, 394 p online resource
ISBN:9781349618453