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- Title Pages
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- The Hellenistic Dynasties
- Series Editor's Preface
- Introduction: Court and Empire in the Hellenistic Near East
-
1 The Court as an Instrument of Power -
2 The Theatre of Royalty -
3 The Royal Palace: A Stage for Royal Rituals -
4 The Royal Household -
5 Court Society -
6 Royal Pages -
7 Social Dynamics -
8 Hierarchy and Conflict -
9 Ceremonial and Protocol -
10 Death and Resurrection: Inauguration Ritual -
11 The Royal Entry -
12 Royal Processions: Enacting the Myth of Empire - Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
The Court as an Instrument of Power
The Court as an Instrument of Power
- Chapter:
- (p.31) 1 The Court as an Instrument of Power
- Source:
- Courts and Elites in the Hellenistic Empires
- Author(s):
Rolf Strootman
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
DOI:10.3366/edinburgh/9780748691265.003.0002
In Chapter 1, theoretical and methodological approaches to the court as a social and political system are introduced. A short overview of the history of court studies is given.
Keywords: Court Culture, Norbert Elias, Imperialism, Hellenism
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- Title Pages
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- The Hellenistic Dynasties
- Series Editor's Preface
- Introduction: Court and Empire in the Hellenistic Near East
-
1 The Court as an Instrument of Power -
2 The Theatre of Royalty -
3 The Royal Palace: A Stage for Royal Rituals -
4 The Royal Household -
5 Court Society -
6 Royal Pages -
7 Social Dynamics -
8 Hierarchy and Conflict -
9 Ceremonial and Protocol -
10 Death and Resurrection: Inauguration Ritual -
11 The Royal Entry -
12 Royal Processions: Enacting the Myth of Empire - Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index