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Autore |
Stollberg-Rilinger Barbara |
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The emperor's old clothes : constitutional history and the symbolic language of the Holy Roman Empire / / Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger ; translated by Thomas Dunlap |
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New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (342 p.) |
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Collana |
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SPEKTRUM: Publications of the German Studies Association |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political customs and rites - Germany |
Constitutional history - Holy Roman Empire |
Holy Roman Empire Civilization |
Holy Roman Empire Kings and rulers |
Holy Roman Empire Symbolic representation |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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THE EMPEROR'S OLD CLOTHES; CONTENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; Introduction; CHAPTER 1. Creation and Presentation of the Empire; CHAPTER 2. Cleavage of the Sacral Community; CHAPTER 3. More Strife than Ever Before; CHAPTER 4. Parallel Worlds; Conclusion; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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For many years, scholars struggled to write the history of the constitution and political structure of the Holy Roman Empire. This book argues that this was because the political and social order could not be understood without considering the rituals and symbols that held the Empire together. What determined the rules (and whether they were followed) depended on complex symbolic-ritual actions. By examining key moments in the political history of the Empire, the author shows that it was a vocabulary of symbols, not the actual written laws, that formed a political language indispensable in maintaining the common order. |
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