Converting Rulers
Global Patterns, 1450–1850
Author(s): Alan Strathern
Quantity
Pickup available at Cambridge University Press Bookshop
Usually ready in 24 hours
Converting Rulers
Cambridge University Press Bookshop
1-2 Trinity Street
Cambridge CB2 1SZ
United Kingdom
🚚 Please note we can only ship within the UK.
FREE delivery on books (excluding sale).
Delivery for other items is £1.50 - £4.50, calculated at checkout.
T&Cs apply.
Free click & collect on all orders.
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.
- Substantiates and develops the author's theory on the development of the religious map of the world
- Provides an in-depth analysis of key turning points in the history of Kongo, Japan, Thailand, and Hawaii
- Transcends specialisms by examining diverse regions and identifying global patterns
,%20Alan%20Strathern%20set%20out%20a%20theoretical%20framework%20for%20un...){kind=link}
Choose options