Narratives of Kingship in Eurasian Empires, 1300-1800 by Van Leeuwen, Richard

Narratives of Kingship in Eurasian Empires, 1300-1800 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004340534)

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Narratives of Kingship in Eurasian Empires, 1300-1800 by Van Leeuwen, Richard

Narratives of Kingship in Eurasian Empires, 1300-1800

$145.00
Narratives of Kingship in Eurasian Empires, 1300-1800 by Van Leeuwen, Richard

Narratives of Kingship in Eurasian Empires, 1300-1800

$145.00
Format: Hardcover
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In Narratives of Kingship in Eurasian Empires, 1300-1800 Richard van Leeuwen analyses representations and constructions of the idea of kingship in fictional texts of various genres, especially belonging to the intermediate layer between popular and official literature. The analysis shows how ideologies of power are embedded in the literary and cultural imagination of societies, their cultural values and conceptualizations of authority. By referring to examples from various empires (Chinese, Indian, Persian, Arabic, Turkish, European) the parallels between literary traditions are laid bare, revealing remarkable common concerns. The process of interaction and transmission are highlighted to illustrate how literature served as a repository for ideological and cultural values transforming power into authority in various imperial environments.

Author: Richard Van Leeuwen
ISBN-10: 900434053X
ISBN-13: 9789004340534
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2017
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.90d

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By Richard Van Leeuwen
By Richard Van Leeuwen
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Richard van Leeuwen, Ph.D. (1992) University of Amsterdam, is senior lecturer in Islamic Studies at that university. He has published widely on the history of the Middle East, Arabic literature, and Islam, and is also a translator of Arabic literature. His publications include Notables and Clergy in Mount Lebanon, 1736-1840 (Brill 1994); Waqfs and Urban Structures in Ottoman Damascus (Brill 1999); (with U. Marzolph) The Arabian Nights Encyclopedia (2 vols, Santa Barbara 2004); The Thousand and One Nights: Space, Travel and Transformation (London 2007).

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