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At the end of the sixteenth century and the turn of the first Islamic millennium, the powerful Mughal emperor Akbar declared himself the most sacred being on earth. The holiest of all saints and above the distinctions of religion, he styled himself as the messiah reborn. Yet the Mughal emperor was not alone in doing so. In this field-changing study, A. Azfar Moin explores why Muslim sovereigns in this period began to imitate the exalted nature of Sufi saints. Uncovering a startling but widespread phenomenon, he shows how the charismatic pull of sainthood (wilayat)?rather than the draw of

Kings and rulers - Religious aspects - Islam. --- Kings and rulers -- Religious aspects -- Islam. --- Muslim saints. --- Muslim saints. --- Religion. --- Sovereignty - Religious aspects - Islam. --- Sovereignty -- Religious aspects -- Islam. --- Kings and rulers --- Sovereignty --- Muslim saints --- Islam --- Religious aspects --- Islam --- Religious aspects

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Taking a comparative approach which considers characters that are shared across the narrative traditions of early Indian religions (Brahmanical Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism) Shared Characters in Jain, Buddhist and Hindu Narrative explores key religious and social ideals, as well as points of contact, dialogue and contention between different worldviews. The book focuses on three types of character - gods, heroes and kings - that are of particular importance to early South Asian narrative traditions because of their relevance to the concerns of the day, such as the role of deities, the qualities of a true hero or good ruler and the tension between worldly responsibilities and the pursuit of liberation. Characters (incuding character roles and lineages of characters) that are shared between traditions reveal both a common narrative heritage and important differences in worldview and ideology that are developed in interaction with other worldviews and ideologies of the day. As such, this study sheds light on an important period of Indian religious history, and will be essential reading for scholars and postgraduate students working on early South Asian religious or narrative traditions (Jain, Buddhist and Hindu) as well as being of interest more widely in the fields of Religious Studies, Classical Indology, Asian Studies and Literary Studies.

Gods, Indic --- Heroes - Religious aspects --- Heroes - India --- Jainism - India --- Buddhism - India --- Brahmanism - India --- India - Religion - To 1200 --- India - Kings and rulers - Religious aspects --- Heroes --- Jainism --- Buddhism --- Brahmanism --- India --- Gods, Indic. --- Religious aspects. --- Religion --- Kings and rulers

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Le sacre du roi est au coeur de la constitution de l'identité française. Scelland l'alliance du peuple et du monarque, il représente l'idéal d'une société chrétienne organisée et d'une nation indépendante. De Pépin le Bref en 751 à Charles X en 1825, 76 rois et reines de France ont été sacrés au cours de cérémonies minutieusement ritualisées. Grâce au Saint Chrême qui, selon la légende, a été envoyé par une colombe pour le baptême de Clovis à Reims, le roi de France est considéré comme "oint du Seigneur". Cette sacralité le rend indépendant des puissances terrestres et le fait, selon la formule de Philippe Auguste, "empereur en son royaume". Magnifiquement illustrés d'enluminures, de tableaux et d'objets provenant du trésor royal, le livre retrace l'histoire de la royauté sacrée à la française. Marqué d'abord par des similitudes avec les sacres des rois d'Angleterre et des empereurs germaniques, le rituel a pris à partir du XIIIe siècle des caractères propres au "roi très chrétien". Présentant d'abord les fonction symboliques et politiques de cette onction unique en Europe, qui puise ses origines dans la Bible, l'historien Patrick Demouy décrit ensuite, avec l'appui d'une riche iconographie, les sept heures du majestueux cérémonial, de l'arrivée du roi à Reims jusqu'à l'étonnante "guérision des écrouelles". Enfin, il déroule, sous forme de notices détaillées, le contexte et le récit des 76 sacrés royaux français. L'ouvrage donne à découvrir "L'Ordo du Sacre de Charles V", un exceptionnel manuscrit royal de 1365, pour la première fois traduit en français et présenté dans son intégralité.

Coronations --- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval --- Illumination of books and manuscripts, French --- Coronations in art. --- History. --- History --- Charles --- Coronation --- British Library. --- France --- Kings and rulers --- Religious aspects --- Coronations - France - History. --- Coronations - France - History - Pictorial works --- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval - France. --- Charles - V, - King of France, - 1338-1380 - Coronation --- Charles - V, - King of France, - 1338-1380 - Coronation - Pictorial works --- France - Kings and rulers - Religious aspects --- France - Kings and rulers - Religious aspects - Pictorial works --- Charles - V, - King of France, - 1338-1380

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This work investigates the various methods by which king and god exchanged information: how the king learned the divine will and how he reported on his activities in the execution of that will to the god. The topics investigated include astronomical omens, prophecy, dreams, hepatoscopy, and letters to (and from) the gods as well as other literary forms of communication between the king and the gods.

Cuneiform inscriptions, Akkadian. --- Divination --- Inscriptions cunéiformes akkadiennes --- Iraq --- Irak --- Kings and rulers --- Correspondence. --- Religious aspects. --- Rois et souverains --- Correspondance --- Aspect religieux --- Inscriptions cunéiformes akkadiennes --- Cuneiform inscriptions, Akkadian --- Correspondence --- Religious aspects --- Divination - Iraq - Babylonia --- Iraq - Kings and rulers - Correspondence --- Iraq - Kings and rulers - Religious aspects