Machterhalt und Herrschaftssicherung: Namen als Legitimationsinstrument in transkultureller Perspektive

A name is not merely an identifier of an individual. In pre-modern societies name-giving is a deliberate act often which might legitimise political claims and agendas. Especially the personal names of elites display performative qualities to secure past and present or to herald the future. The contr...

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Corporate Author: Machterhalt und Herrschaftssicherung: Namen als Legitimationsinstrument in Transkultureller Perspektive, Veranstaltung 2018, Bonn (Author)
Contributors: Becher, Matthias 1959- (Editor) ; Hess, Hendrik (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:German
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Published: Göttingen V&R unipress, Bonn University Press [2019]
In: Macht und Herrschaft (Band 8)
Year: 2019
Reviews:[Rezension von: Macht und Herrschaft transkulturell; Die Macht des Herrschers; Criticising the ruler in pre-modern societies – possibilities, chances, and methods; Machterhalt und Herrschaftssicherung; Entscheiden und Regieren] (2021) (Schmoeckel, Mathias, 1963 -)
Series/Journal:Macht und Herrschaft Band 8
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Rule / Power / Legitimation / Naming / Name / History 500-1000
Further subjects:B Rois et souverains - Surnoms
B Kings and rulers History To 1500
B Kings and rulers Nicknames
B To 1500
B Kings and rulers - Nicknames
B Kings and rulers
B History
B Names, Personal
B Names, Personal History To 1500
B Conference program
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Summary:A name is not merely an identifier of an individual. In pre-modern societies name-giving is a deliberate act often which might legitimise political claims and agendas. Especially the personal names of elites display performative qualities to secure past and present or to herald the future. The contributors of this volume analyse this phenomenon in a transcultural perspective comparing practices of (re)naming in Chinese, Indian and European regions
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"Der vorliegende Band versammelt die verschriftlichten Beiträge des Workshops 'Machterhalt und Herrschaftssicherung: Namen als Legitimationsinstrument in transkultureller Perspektive' ... am 11. und 12. Mai 2018 in Bonn" - (Vorwort, Seite 9)
ISBN:3847110845

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