Robes and Honor

The Medieval World of Investiture

394 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: The New Middle Ages
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Europäische Geschichte
• ISBN: 9780312212308
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.01.2001
• Größe: 21.6 x 14 cm
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
• Herausgegeben von: S. Gordon