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The tsar's happy occasion : ritual and dynasty in the weddings of russia's rulers, 1495-1745 / Russell E. Martin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Martin, Russell, 1963- author.
- Series:
- NIU series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies.
- Cornell scholarship online.
- NIU series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies
- Cornell scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marriage customs and rites--History--Russia--17th century.
- Marriage customs and rites.
- Marriage customs and rites--History--Russia--16th century.
- Marriage customs and rites--Political aspects--Russia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 online resource.)
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- This volume 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. This book demonstrates how royal weddings reflected and shaped court politics during a time of dramatic cultural and dynastic change.
- Contents:
- "Time to attend to the wedding": origins and traditions
- "A canonical marriage for the uninterrupted succession to your royal dynasty": royal weddings and dynastic legitimacy
- "And unlike previous royal weddings, there was no great assembly": continuity and change
- "To live together in holy matrimony": orthodox and heterodox
- "To serve without regard for place": kin and courtiers
- "To see your royal children on the thrones": brides and gifts
- "Delight in exposing the old methods of the country": transfigurations and parodies
- "There will not be any direful reversions": heirs and successors.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Also issued in print: 2021.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781501754852
- 1501754858
- OCLC:
- 1183400277
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