Sacred Kingship under King Narai of Ayutthaya (1656-88): Divinisation and Righteousness
This article analyses the system of sacred monarchy that maintained during the reign of King Narai of Ayutthaya (r. 1656-1688) in terms of a set of concepts designed to elucidate the relationship between religion and politics more generally in the pre-modern world. It argues that Ayutthayan kingship...
Main Author: | Strathern, A |
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Format: | Journal article |
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Siam Society
2019
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