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Heads of states mark their rites of passage with splendid ceremonial. The essays in this book ñ all specially written for it ñ address the central problem in the understanding of royal rituals, namely the relation between power and anthropologists. The traditional societies examined range from ancient Babylon to nineteenth-century Madagascar.Rituals of Royalty: Power and Ceremonial in Traditional Societies (Past and Present Publications), 1St Edition was published 1987 under ISBN 9780521335133 and ISBN 0521335132.
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