Medieval Self-Coronations The History and Symbolism of a Ritual Aurell Hardback
Medieval Self-CoronationsThe History and Symbolism of a Ritual\nAuthor(s): Jaume Aurell\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108840248, 978-1108840248\nSynopsis\nBased on narrative, iconographical, and liturgical sources, this is the first systematic study to trace the story of the ritual of royal self-coronations from Ancient Persia to the present. Exposing as myth the idea that Napoleon's act of self-coronation in 1804 was the first extraordinary event to break the secular tradition of kings being crowned by bishops, Jaume Aurell vividly demonstrates that self-coronations were not as transgressive or unconventional as has been imagined. Drawing on numerous examples of royal self-coronations, with a particular focus on European Kings of the Middle Ages, including Frederic II of Germany [tel], Alphonse XI of Castile [tel], Peter IV of Aragon [tel] and Charles III of Navarra [tel], Aurell draws on .
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