Robes and Honor The Medieval World of Investiture 1st Edition
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Full Title

Robes and Honor The Medieval World of Investiture 1st Edition
Author(s)

Stewart N. Gordon
Edition

1st Edition
ISBN

9781349618453, 9780312212308
Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan
Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

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.

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