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Sacred Performances
M.e. Combs-Schilling
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Description for Sacred Performances
Paperback. Num Pages: 377 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 564.
With penetrating insight Combs-Schilling illuminates the remarkable survival of one of the world's oldest monarchies, still ruling after 1200 years. The author unravels the paradox of this ancient yet progressive institution that has weathered invasion, economic collapse, and colonial assult. The pillars of stability for which political analysts typicaly search - military strength, bureaucratic control, and commerical prosperity - have often been absent in Morocco, sometimes for centuries. How then has the monarchy stood firm? In this remarkable book, Combs-Schilling argues that the answer is to be found in the distinctive forms of ritual practice developed during times of ... Read more
With penetrating insight Combs-Schilling illuminates the remarkable survival of one of the world's oldest monarchies, still ruling after 1200 years. The author unravels the paradox of this ancient yet progressive institution that has weathered invasion, economic collapse, and colonial assult. The pillars of stability for which political analysts typicaly search - military strength, bureaucratic control, and commerical prosperity - have often been absent in Morocco, sometimes for centuries. How then has the monarchy stood firm? In this remarkable book, Combs-Schilling argues that the answer is to be found in the distinctive forms of ritual practice developed during times of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
377
Condition
New
Number of Pages
377
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231069755
SKU
V9780231069755
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About M.e. Combs-Schilling
M. E. Combs-Schilling is associate professor of anthropology at Columbia University.
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