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      Converting Rulers

      Alan Strathern

      Why did so many rulers throughout history risk converting to a new religion brought by outsiders? Building on his previous work through in-depth analysis of key turning points, Strathern deploys…

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      Converting Rulers

      Alan Strathern

      Why did so many rulers throughout history risk converting to a new religion brought by outsiders? Building on his previous work through in-depth analysis of key turning points, Strathern deploys…

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      Kingship and Conversion in Sixteenth-Century Sri Lanka: Portuguese Imperialism in a Buddhist Land

      Alan Strathern (University of Cambridge)

      After the Portuguese arrival in Sri Lanka in 1506 religious identity became central to struggles for power on the island. This book explores the relationship between the Portuguese and the…

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      Unearthly Powers: Religious and Political Change in World History

      Alan Strathern (University of Oxford)

      Using examples from Rome to Tahiti, Strathern sets out a new way of thinking about religion and its changing relationship with political authority throughout history. Exploring phenomena including sacred kingship…

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      Unearthly Powers: Religious and Political Change in World History

      Alan Strathern (University of Oxford)

      Using examples from Rome to Tahiti, Strathern sets out a new way of thinking about religion and its changing relationship with political authority throughout history. Exploring phenomena including sacred kingship…

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      Sri Lanka at the Crossroads of History

      Sri Lanka has been at the center of far-flung networks for millennia–a key part of trade routes, the spread of religions, and Asian and European empires. This book sets out…

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      Sri Lanka at the Crossroads of History

      Sri Lanka has been at the center of far-flung networks for millennia–a key part of trade routes, the spread of religions, and Asian and European empires. This book sets out…

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      Sri Lanka at the Crossroads of History

      Alan Strathern,Zoltan Biedermann

      The peoples of Sri Lanka have participated in far-flung trading networks, religious formations, and Asian and European empires for millennia. This interdisciplinary volume sets out to draw Sri Lanka into…

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      Sri Lanka at the Crossroads of History

      Alan Strathern,Zoltan Biedermann

      The peoples of Sri Lanka have participated in far-flung trading networks, religious formations, and Asian and European empires for millennia. This interdisciplinary volume sets out to draw Sri Lanka into…

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      Sacred Kingship in World History: Between Immanence and Transcendence

      Sacred kingship has been the core political form, in small-scale societies and in vast empires, for much of world history. This collaborative and interdisciplinary book recasts the relationship between religion…

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      Sacred Kingship in World History: Between Immanence and Transcendence

      Sacred kingship has been the core political form, in small-scale societies and in vast empires, for much of world history. This collaborative and interdisciplinary book recasts the relationship between religion…

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