Reyes y dioses: la realeza divina en las sociedades antiguas

Authors

  • Fernando Lozano Gómez University of Seville image/svg+xml
  • Pedro Giménez de Aragón Sierra , Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla
  • Carmen Alarcón Hernández University of Seville image/svg+xml

Keywords:

Divine kingship, Sacral kingship, royalty, king, Ruler Cult, emperor, Imperial Cult

Abstract

This presentation to the volume as­sesses the main lines of research and the critical questions of the study of Divine Kingship in Ancient Societies. It also ex­plores the fundamental literature on the topic, paying special attention to recent publications with a similar approach to the one use in this monograph. This introduction reflects on the particular characteristics of Divine Kingship in the Near East, Eastern Mediterranean, the Roman Empire, the Far East, as well as Central America and Islam.

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Published

2015-12-18

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