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