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Tsars Happy Occasion Ritual And Dynasty In The Weddings Of Russias Rulers 14951745 Russell E Martin

Name: Tsars Happy Occasion Ritual And Dynasty In The Weddings Of Russias Rulers 14951745 Russell E Martin
SKU: BELL-34433486
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Tsars Happy Occasion Ritual And Dynasty In The Weddings Of Russias Rulers 14951745 Russell E Martin instant download after payment.

Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press

File Extension: PDF

File size: 4.64 MB

Pages: 378

Author: Russell E Martin

ISBN: 9781501754845, 150175484X

Language: English

Year: 2021

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Tsars Happy Occasion Ritual And Dynasty In The Weddings Of Russias Rulers 14951745 Russell E Martin by Russell E Martin 9781501754845, 150175484X instant download after payment.

The Tsar's Happy Occasion
shows how the vast, ornate affairs that were royal weddings in early modern Russia were choreographed to broadcast powerful images of monarchy and dynasty. Processions and speeches emphasized dynastic continuity and legitimacy. Fertility rites blended Christian and pre-Christian symbols to assure the birth of heirs. Gift exchanges created and affirmed social solidarity among the elite. The bride performed rituals that integrated herself and her family into the inner circle of the court.
Using an array of archival sources, Russell E. Martin demonstrates how royal weddings reflected and shaped court politics during a time of dramatic cultural and dynastic change. As Martin shows, the rites of passage in these ceremonies were dazzling displays of monarchical power unlike any other ritual at the Muscovite court. And as dynasties came and went and the political culture evolved, so too did wedding rituals. Martin relates how Peter the Great first mocked, then remade wedding rituals to symbolize and empower his efforts to westernize Russia. After Peter, the two branches of the Romanov dynasty used weddings to solidify their claims to the throne.
The Tsar's Happy Occasion offers a sweeping, yet penetrating cultural history of the power of rituals and the rituals of power in early modern Russia.