An Occult Royal Wedding: Public State Ceremonies as Rituals of Civil Irreligion

This article explores the contested nature of the meaning of state ceremonies, focussing on alternative accounts of the United Kingdom's 2011 Royal Wedding between William Windsor and Kate Middleton. Although state ceremonies are ostensibly secular affairs, utilizing religious symbolism for pur...

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Main Author: Toseland, Nicholas R. E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox [2018]
In: Implicit religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 165-179
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B William, Wales, Prinz 1982- / Catherine, Wales, Prinzessin 1982- / Wedding ceremony / Great Britain / Civil religion / Symbol / Religion / Icke, David 1952- / Conspiracy theory / Occultism
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KBF British Isles
KDE Anglican Church
ZB Sociology
Further subjects:B Occulture
B David Icke
B Conspiracy Theory
B British royal family
B RITES & ceremonies
B Civil Religion
B Ritual
B Weddings
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