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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Uniform Title:Macht und Herrschaft ; Bd. 8.
Other Authors: Becher, Matthias (Editor)
Hess, Hendrik (Editor)
Language:German
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Contributions in German with abstracts in English.
Published: Göttingen : V & R unipress : Bonn University Press, [2019]
Series:Macht und Herrschaft ; Bd. 8.
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Physical Description:352 pages ; 24 cm.
Format: Book

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