The King’s Three Bodies: Essays on Kingship and Ritual - Burkhard Schnepel - Books - Taylor & Francis Ltd - 9781032000534 - April 9, 2021
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The King’s Three Bodies: Essays on Kingship and Ritual 1st edition

Burkhard Schnepel

The King’s Three Bodies: Essays on Kingship and Ritual 1st edition

This book deals with the rituals of kingship and royalty in India, Africa and Europe from social anthropological and ethno­historical points of view. It discusses the dialectical entanglements of rituals conducted for and by kings with a wider social, political, cultural, historical, religious and economic context.


338 pages, 8 Line drawings, black and white; 13 Halftones, black and white; 21 Illustrations, black

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released April 9, 2021
ISBN13 9781032000534
Publishers Taylor & Francis Ltd
Pages 338
Dimensions 222 × 145 × 26 mm   ·   538 g
Language English  

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