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The Empire too had its sacred rituals, including coronation by the
pope. But there are exceptions to this "sacred" approach to monarchy.
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Author: RUIZ, Teófilo F.
Title of Article: Unsacred monarchy: the kings of Castile in the
late Middle Ages
Further Information: Examines why the symbols of kingship and power
in Castile deviated from the those in France, England and the Holy Roman
empire, suggesting that some differences may trace to Visigothic precedents
Title of Publication: /Rites of Power: Symbolism, Ritual and
Politics Since the Middle Ages./ Ed. Sean WILENTZ. Pp. x, 344.
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
Language of Work: English
Tom Izbicki
Jon Cannon wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> Discussion of today's Coronation ceremony is very much relevant to our
> period. I have read that the current ceremony is ultimately derived
> from that prepared by Ethelwold, reforming monk-bishop of Winchester,
> for King Edgar of England in the late c10. The text and (I seem to
> recall, was it in David Knowles history of English monasticism?)
> earlier drafts of it survive, and go out of their way to link the
> anointment of the monarch with the anointment of priesthood; Edgar was
> even crowned at the canonical age for entering the priesthood. So in
> England at least the sacred nature of kingship and the necessity for
> it to be conferred by someone of episcopal status go back a very long
> way indeed.
>
> Jon Cannon
>
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