Machterhalt und Herrschaftssicherung : Namen als Legitimationsinstrument in transkultureller Perspektive / Matthias Becher, Hendrik Hess (Hg.).

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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Becher, Matthias (Editor)
Hess, Hendrik (Editor)
Language:German
Language and/or Writing System:
Contributions in German with abstracts in English.
Published: Göttingen : V & R unipress : Bonn University Press, [2019]
Series:Macht und Herrschaft ; Bd. 8.
Subjects:
Kings and rulers > History > To 1500.
Kings and rulers > Nicknames.
Names, Personal > History > To 1500.
Kings and rulers.
Names, Personal.
To 1500
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:352 pages ; 24 cm.
Format: Book

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