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... king sums up this whole cosmology all in himself . He is the god who receives offerings , the protagonist of light against dark , and the embodi- ment of the invisible forces of nature - specifically , the sun . In Hocart's happy phrase ...
... king sums up this whole cosmology all in himself . He is the god who receives offerings , the protagonist of light against dark , and the embodi- ment of the invisible forces of nature - specifically , the sun . In Hocart's happy phrase ...
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... king's power . The more successful a king , the more prerogatives he could enjoy : he was judged by results . " If the harvests were good the people were prepared to put up with a moderate amount of tyranny . ” 13 Protection of custom ...
... king's power . The more successful a king , the more prerogatives he could enjoy : he was judged by results . " If the harvests were good the people were prepared to put up with a moderate amount of tyranny . ” 13 Protection of custom ...
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... king's power . Often the kings and priests were solidly allied in a structure of domination that monopolized all sacred power ; this completed the development from the tribal level where the shaman would sometimes ally with the chief ...
... king's power . Often the kings and priests were solidly allied in a structure of domination that monopolized all sacred power ; this completed the development from the tribal level where the shaman would sometimes ally with the chief ...
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Ritual as Practical Technics | 6 |
Economics as Expiation | 26 |
The Origin of Inequality | 38 |
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