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Strathern, Alan

 
9781108477161: Converting Rulers: Global Patterns, 1450–1850
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ISBN 10: 110847716X ISBN 13: 9781108477161
Editorial: Cambridge University Press, 2024

Sinopsis

Why did so many rulers throughout history risk converting to a new religion brought by outsiders? In his award-winning Unearthly Powers (2019), Alan Strathern set out a theoretical framework for understanding the relation between religion and political authority based on a distinction between two kinds of religion - immanentism and transcendentalism - and the different ways they made monarchy sacred. This ambitious and innovative companion volume tests and substantiates this approach using case studies from Kongo (1480–1530), Japan (1560–1614), Ayutthaya (Thailand, 1660–1690) and Hawaii (1800–1830). Through in-depth analysis of key turning points in the careers of warlords, chiefs and kings, a tapestry of unique characters and stories is brought to light. However, these examples ultimately demonstrate that global patterns of conversion can be established to illuminate the religious geography of the world today.

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Alan Strathern is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Oxford.

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Cambridge University Press
Año de publicación
2024
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ISBN 10 
110847716X
ISBN 13 
9781108477161
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Número de páginas
498
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Cambridge University Press
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