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For many years, scholars struggled to write the history of the constitution and political structure of the Holy Roman Empire. This book argues that this was because the political and social order could not be understood without considering the rituals and symbols that held the Empire together. What determined the rules (and whether they were followed) depended on complex symbolic-ritual actions. By examining key moments in the political history of the Empire, the author shows that it was a vocabulary of symbols, not the actual written laws, that formed a political language indispensable in maintaining the common order.

History of Germany and Austria --- anno 1500-1799 --- anno 1400-1499 --- anno 1800-1899 --- Political customs and rites --- Constitutional history --- Moeurs politiques --- Histoire constitutionnelle --- Holy Roman Empire --- Saint Empire romain germanique --- Civilization. --- Kings and rulers. --- Symbolic representation. --- Civilisation --- Rois et souverains --- Représentation symbolique --- Constitutional history. --- Kungar och härskare. --- Political customs and rites. --- Politiska ritualer och ceremonier. --- Ritual. --- Signs and symbols. --- Symbolik. --- Verfassung. --- Geschichte 1495-1806. --- Deutschland. --- Europe --- Germany. --- Représentation symbolique --- Customs and rites, Political --- Political rituals --- Rituals, Political --- Manners and customs --- Political anthropology --- Rites and ceremonies --- Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nation --- Heiliges Römisches Reich --- Svi︠a︡shchennai︠a︡ Rimskai︠a︡ Imperii︠a︡ --- Imperium Romano Germanicum --- S.R.I. --- Sacrum Romanum Imperium --- Austria --- Germany --- E-books --- charlemagne. --- charles the great. --- charles v. --- constitutional history. --- coronation regalia. --- cultural sociology. --- early german history. --- early modern europe. --- engaging. --- european history. --- german studies. --- germany. --- government and governing. --- historical. --- holy roman empire. --- maximilian i. --- medieval europe. --- nobility. --- political history. --- political language. --- political process. --- political science. --- political structure. --- regensburg. --- rituals. --- royalty. --- social construction. --- social order. --- symbolic language. --- symbolic-ritual acts. --- symbols.