Robes and Honor: The Medieval World of Investiture

By: Stewart Gordon

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312212305
• ISBN13: 9780312212308
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 8.8"