The emperor's old clothes : constitutional history and the symbolic language of the Holy Roman Empire
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The emperor's old clothes : constitutional history and the symbolic language of the Holy Roman Empire
(Spektrum : publications of the German Studies Association / series editor, David M. Luebke, v. 10)
Berghahn Books, c2015
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Bibliography: p. [285]-326
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1. Creation and Depiction of the Empire: Worms, 1495
Chapter 2. Cleavage of the Sacral Community: Augsburg, 1530
Chapter 3. More Strife than Ever Before: Regensburg, 1653/54
Chapter 4. Parallel Worlds: Frankfurt-Regensburg-Vienna, 1764/65
Conclusion: The Symbolic Logic of the Empire
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