The Sovereign and his Counsellors: Ritualised Consultations in Muscovite Political Culture, 1350s-1570s (Suomalaisen Tiedeakatemian Toimituksia, Sarja Humaniora, Nide 307)

Sergei Bogatyrev

ISBN 10: 9514108744 / ISBN 13: 9789514108747

Published by The Finnish Academy Sciences and Letters, 2000

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297 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. This book deals with the political culture of Muscovite Russia from the 14th to the 16th centuries. The Muscovite autocracy was a complex political system which included not only the sovereign, but also his trusted counsellors, who regularly advised the ruler on various matters. This study examines the practise of consultation in a wider historical and cultural context and shows that the relations between the ruler and his counsellors were based on the concepts of Orthodox theology and Muscovite political practise.\n\n.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Sovereign and his Counsellors: Ritualised Consultations in Muscovite Political Culture, 1350s-1570s (Suomalaisen Tiedeakatemian Toimituksia, Sarja Humaniora, Nide 307)
• Publisher: The Finnish Academy Sciences and Letters
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9514108744
• ISBN 13: 9789514108747
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
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This book deals with the political culture of Muscovite Russia from the 14th to the 16th centuries. The Muscovite autocracy was a complex political system which included not only the sovereign, but also his trusted counsellors, who regularly advised the ruler on various matters. This study examines the practice of consultation in a wider historical and cultural context and shows that the relations between the ruler and his counsellors were based on the concepts of Orthodox theology and Muscovite political practice.