The Myth of the State. Based on papers read at the Symposium on the Myth of the State held at Abo on the 6th-8th September,1971

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Published by Almqvist & wiksell (1972), Stockholm, 1972

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orig.wrappers Minor rubbing, small tear to bottom cover edge, VG. 24x16cm, 188 pp, Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, VI. Contains 13 papers (9 in English, 4 in German). Includes: Lauri Honko "The Problem of Defining Myth"; Berndt Gustafsson "Durkheim on Power & Holiness"; Alfred Haldar "Mesopotamia: Myth & Reality"; Bertil Albrektson " Prophecy & Politics in the Old Testament"; Gosta Lindeskog "Der Staat in neuen Testament"; Jan Bergman "Zum 'Mythus vom Staat' im Alten Agypten"; Helmer Ringgren "On the Islamic Theory of the State"; Patrick Bruun " Evocatio deorum. Some Notes on the Romanization of Etruria"; Johannes, Metropolitan of Helsinki "The View of the Ecumenical Synods on the State"; Harald von Sicard "Mythe und Staat in Bantu-Afrika"; Ake V. Strom " Gottesstaat und Gotterstaat unter den vorchristlichen Germanen"; Lennart Ejerfeldt "Myths of the State in the West European Middle Ages"; Carl- Martin Edsman "The Myth of the State, or the State's Religious Legitimation" Minor rubbing, small tear to bottom cover edge, VG.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Myth of the State. Based on papers read at the Symposium on the Myth of the State held at Abo on the 6th-8th September,1971
• Publisher: Almqvist & wiksell (1972), Stockholm
• Publication Date: 1972
• Binding: Soft cover