Rituals of Royalty: Power and Ceremonial in Traditional Societies.

Contemporary Review | October 1, 1993| | Copyright

These are works that are not completely at either end of the same spectrum. In their way they are attempting to address the same questions: why have monarchies arisen, and why have certain ceremonies connected with them developed?

The death of King Baudouin of the Belgians, le roi triste, has given rise to displays of grief in a dividdd nation, evidenced by the placing of flowers both within and without the palace gates, by his subjects. Interestingly, the very question of the succession had already been addressed. Two years ago the Belgian Parliament considered ...

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