The King's Three Bodies: Essays on Kingship and Ritual

By Burkhard Schnepel

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032000538
• ISBN13: 9781032000534
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"