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Title

Ritual power; The installation of a king in Banten, West Java, in 1691

Creator

Talens, Johan

Publisher

Brill

Date

01 Jan 1993

Language

English

Format

Pages 333–355

Abstract

eng 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.

Is Part Of

Bijdragen tot de taal-, land- en volkenkunde / Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia

Subject

Social Sciences

Asian Studies

Rights

Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported

uri

https://doi.org/10.1163/22134379-90003130

Bibliographic Citation

Talens, J. (1993). Ritual power; The installation of a king in Banten, West Java, in 1691. Bijdragen tot de taal-, land- en volkenkunde / Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia, 149(2), 333-355. https://doi.org/10.1163/22134379-90003130

Rights Holder

Brill