Ritual power; The installation of a king in Banten, West Java, in 1691
This article deals with the ritual installation of Zain al-Abedin as king
(sultan) of Banten in 1691. Various observers of royal rituals have noted
that there is a special relationship between the pomp displayed in such
rituals and the exercise of power. The nature of this relationship has
prompted a questioning of traditional concepts of power, especially those
whereby power is seen exclusively in terms of force or violence. David
Cannadine (1987:17, 19), for example, asserts that ritual is a type of power
in ilself, but, at the same time, admits that it is hard to determine what sort
of power this precisely is.
De stad BantamDe stad Bantam; [Dordrecht] : [Joannes van Braam] ; [Amsterdam] : [by Gerard onder de Linden], [approximately 1726]; COLLBN Port 57 N 19
Ritual power; The installation of a king in Banten, West Java, in 1691This article deals with the ritual installation of Zain al-Abedin as king (sultan) of Banten in 1691. Various observers of royal rituals have noted that there is a special relationship between the pomp displayed in such rituals and the exercise of power. The nature of this relationship has prompted a questioning of traditional concepts of power, especially those whereby power is seen exclusively in terms of force or violence. David Cannadine (1987:17, 19), for example, asserts that ritual is a type of power in ilself, but, at the same time, admits that it is hard to determine what sort of power this precisely is.