Robes and Honor The Medieval World of Investiture
Robes and Honor is a fascinating exploration of the possible common origin and subsequent developments of investiture across medieval Christianity and medieval Islam. The ceremony in all of its cultural variety was much more than the public adoption of a
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THE NEW MIDDLE AGES BONNIE WHEELER Series Editor TI1e New Middle Ages presents transdisciplinary studies of medieval cultures. It includes both scholarly monographs and essay collections.
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Robes and Honor: The Medieval World of Investiture edited by Stewart Gordon
ROBES AND HONOR THE MEDIEVAL WORLD OF INVESTITURE
edited by Stewart Gordon
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ROBES AND HONOR: THE MEDIEVAL WORLD OF INVESTITURE
Copyright © Stewart Gordon, 2001. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address Palgrve, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2001 978-0-312-21230-8
First published 2001 by PALGRAVE™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE™ is the new global publishing imprint of St. Martin's Press LLC Scholarly and Reference Division and Palgrave Publishers Ltd (formerly Macmillan Press Ltd). ISBN 978-1-349-61847-7 DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-61845-3
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Robes and honor: the medieval world of investiture / edited by Stewart Gordon. p. cm. (New Middle Ages) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Costume--History-Medieval, 500-1500--Social aspects. 2. Rites and ceremonies-History-To 1500. 3. Investiture--History. I. Gordon, Stewart, 1945-. GT575.R63 1999 99-27770 394'.4-dc21 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Letra Libre, Inc. First edition: January 2001 10 9 8 7 6 5 4
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CONTENTS
Series Editor's Foreword Acknowledgments Illustrations Chapter 1
A World of Investiture Stewart Gordon
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