Monarchy and Religion - The Transformation of Royal Culture in Eighteenth-Century Europe

Zusatztext an impressive collection that will be a foundation-stone for future studies Klappentext This is the first book to explore the religious dimension of kingship in eighteenth-century Europe. By comparing the British! French! Russian! and some of the German monarchies it challenges assumptions about the desacralization of royal power during this period and instead suggests the continuing importance of religion in defining kingship. Zusammenfassung This is the first book to explore the religious dimension of kingship in eighteenth-century Europe. By comparing the British, French, Russian, and some of the German monarchies it challenges assumptions about the desacralization of royal power during this period and instead suggests the continuing importance of religion in defining kingship.

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• Authors: Michael (EDT) Schaich
• Assisted by: Michael Schaich (Editor), Michael (Research Fellow in Early Modern History Schaich (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.04.2007
• EAN: 9780199214723
• ISBN: 978-0-19-921472-3
• No. of pages: 500
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Studies of the German Historical Institute, London; Studies of the German Historical Institute, London; Studies of the German Historic
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918