Francis Oakley

Kingship (eBook, PDF)

The Politics of Enchantmant

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Produktbeschreibung

From despots to powerless figureheads, and from the Neolithic era to the present, this book traces the history of kingship around the world and the tenacity of its connection with the sacred. * Considers the many forms that kingship took during this period, including: the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt; the emperors of Japan; the Maya rulers of Mesoamerica; the medieval popes and emperors; and the English and French monarchs of early modern Europe * Explores the panoply of governing roles that kingship involved - administrative, military, judicial, economic, religious and symbolic - but focussing on its connection with the sacred. * Draws on the insights of cultural anthropology and comparative religion, as well as the on the resources provided by historians.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470692899
• Artikelnr.: 38186484

Autorenporträt

Francis Oakley is the Edward Dorr Griffin Professor of the History of Ideas and President Emeritus of Williams College, Massachusetts. He is also President Emeritus of the American Council of Learned Societies, New York. In 1999 he was Isaiah Berlin Visiting Professor of the History of Ideas at Oxford University. He is the author of The Medieval Experience (1988 [1974]), Omnipotence, Covenant,and Order (1984), The Conciliarist Tradition (2003), and Natural Law, Laws of Nature, Natural Rights (2005).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations.
Series Editor's Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Prologue: Matters of Perspective.
1. Gate of the Gods: Archaic and Global Patterns of Cosmic Kingship.
2. Royal Saviors and Shepherds: Hellenistic, Roman, Biblical, and Qur'ânic
views of Kingship.
3. The Eusebian Accommodation: Christian Rulership in Imperial Rome,
Byzantium, and Russia.
4. The Carolingian Accommodation: Christian Rulership in the Germanic
Successor Kingdoms of Western Europe.
5. Sacral Kingship in Medieval and Early-Modern Europe: Papal, Imperial,
National.
6. The Fading Nimbus: Modern Kingship and its Fate in a Disenchanted World.
Epilogue: Survivals and Revivals.
Notes.
Suggestions for Further Reading.
Index

Rezensionen

"This is a wide-ranging, cross-cultural exploration and meditationon sacral kingship by one of the rare, intellectually adventurous,historians in the academy." Janet Coleman, London School ofEconomics and Political Science

"In Oakley's hands, kingship turns out to be a tremendouslyinsightful vantage point to understand the human story. Hismagisterial sweep through the history of monarchical rule showsconclusively how difficult it is to separate the history ofpolitics from that of religion. Oakley's argument is supported byvivid examples drawn from an impressive range of times andcivilizations." Charles Taylor, McGill University

"Original and lucid. This is an essential book ... it offers apersuasive reconsideration of the history of political philosophy,which bears on modern and recent as well as much older periods."Choice

"Oakley's study is neither confined to the West, nor to anyperiod. It is not on kings, but on the very idea of kingship, anidea characterised by ubiquity, longevity and sacrality. [This]study is interesting and at times challenging." EuropeanConstitutional Law Review

"A most useful and informative survey of thetheme...The juxtaposition of so much diverse material iscertainly thought-provoking and demands changes in historicalperspectives."
Catholic Historical Review