Robes and Honor: The Medieval World of Investiture (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780312212308)

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

Author: S. Gordon
ISBN-10: 0312212305
ISBN-13: 9780312212308
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2001
Pages: 394
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.64lbs
Size: 8.82h x 5.82w x 1.27d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2001 pg. 70