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Chan, Wai-yu, and 陳慧瑜. "The idea of kingship in ancient Chinese and Japanese mythologies: a comparative study." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2004. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31228185.
Full textWright, Janet. "A critical examination of current theories regarding the extent to which sacral kingship functioned in ancient Israel as reflectled in the royal Psalms." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1986. http://www.tren.com.
Full textSuriano, Matthew James. "The formulaic epilogue for a king in the Book of Kings in the light of royal funerary rites in ancient Israel and the Levant." Diss., Restricted to subscribing institutions, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1679385691&sid=32&Fmt=2&clientId=1564&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
Full textKrause, Andrew Robert. "II Samuel 5-8 as royal apology in light of Hittite royal apology genre [microform] : /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2007. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p048-0327.
Full textCollins, Andrew William, and n/a. "The transformation of Alexander�s court : the kingship, royal insignia and eastern court personnel of Alexander the Great." University of Otago. Department of Classics, 2008. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20080811.093142.
Full textCoules, John N. "Good kings, bad kings." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.
Full textDoerr, Sarah A. "The man and the creation : an inquiry into the modern fascination of king Tutankhamun." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2008. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/1075.
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Sponsler, Kenneth A. "The problem of kingship in the book of Judges." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1986. http://www.tren.com.
Full textChang, Sok-chung. "An exegetical study on 2 Kings 17 a historiographical approach to the Deuteronomistic history /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.
Full textLiphadzi, Azwifaneli Erson. "A study on king and justice in Proverbs 28-29." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.
Full textPrice, Joe H. "Chastised Rulers in the Ancient Near East." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1440145076.
Full textHolder, David. "The Davidic kingship ideal in the Old Testament its function and development /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.
Full textEisenberg, Andrew. "Retired emperorship and the politics of succession in the northern dynasties of China: 386-581 /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/10336.
Full textLeung, Siu-kit, and 梁紹傑. "The issue of imperial succession and factional politics in Late Ming China (1586-1621)." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1994. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31233739.
Full textKim, Jeong Bong. ""Come out after Saul and after Samuel!" a case for tex[t]ual analysis of 1 Samuel 11:1-11 /." Pretoria : [S.n.], 2008. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11062008-140956/.
Full textLee, Sau-kwan. "The death of Empress Zhangsum and the revolt of Prince Chengqian Changsun huanghou zhi si yu tai zi Chengqian zhi luan /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 1995. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B31950887.
Full textLam, Hung-yee, and 林雄兒. "A study of the governmental policy of Emperor Yang of theSui Dynasty." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2001. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31953074.
Full textLee, Sau-kwan, and 李秀君. "The death of Empress Zhangsum and the revolt of Prince Chengqian." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1995. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31950887.
Full textBabendererde, Cornell. "Sterben, Tod, Begräbnis und liturgisches Gedächtnis bei weltlichen Reichsfürsten des Spätmittelalters." Ostfildern : Thorbecke, 2006. http://books.google.com/books?id=hDnaAAAAMAAJ.
Full textWhiteley, Rebekah. "Courtesans and kings, ancient Greek perspectives on the hetairai." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/MQ49593.pdf.
Full textDe, Bruyn Joseph Jacobus. "Die christologie van die Eerste Testament met spesifieke verwysing na die Psalms 'n praktiese toespitsing op Psalm 110 /." Pretoria : [S.n.], 2005. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05262008-143608/.
Full textAzize, Joseph. "Who wrote the Assyrian King list?" Phd thesis, School of Archaeology, Classics and Ancient History, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/7154.
Full textMurray, Frances. "The representation of weeping rulers in the early Middle Ages." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/15646.
Full textNgubane, Mlungisi. "Sources of succession disputes in respect of ubukhosi / chieftainship with regard to the Cele and Amangwane chiefdoms, KwaZulu-Natal." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/436.
Full textThis dissertation seeks to take up the challenge of contributing to such an understanding of chieftainship by looking at the chieftainship succession disputes in the Cele clan of Phungashe and AmaNgwane clan of Bergville in the Province of KwaZulu -Natal, South Africa. The incorporation of indigenous political structures within the wider South African state has a long history, starting from the movements of people from one area to the other, the formation of smaller chiefdoms and bigger chiefdoms and to the rise of the Zulu kingdom. The entire process of Zulu state formation has been through a series of succession disputes which exist among many clans even nowadays. Also, the role of successions runs from the arrangements of indirect rule at the latter part of the nineteen-century to the pivotal role played by traditional leaders in the homeland administration and after 1994, the recognition of the institution, status and role of traditional leadership in the country's first democratic constitution and the enactment of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act. No. 41 of 2003 which makes provision for the establishment of the Chieftainship Dispute Resolution Commission.
Geyser, Anna Barbara. "1 & 2 Kronieke as 'n magsteks." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2005. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05242006-144255/.
Full textLovell, Nathan Hains. "The Book of Kings and Exilic Identity: 1 and 2 Kings as a Work of Political Historiography." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/20228.
Full textDolan, Richard L. "Buttressing a monarchy literary representations of William III and the Glorious Revolution /." unrestricted, 2005. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04142005-124115/.
Full textTtitle from title screen. Tanya Caldwell, committee chair; Malinda G. Snow, Stephen B. Dobranski, committee members. 333 p. [numbered vi, 325]. Description based on contents viewed Feb. 26, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-325).
Christoforou, Panayiotis. "Living in an age of gold : being a subject of the Roman Emperor." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2016. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:eb667a08-6cd5-4de4-a23d-f5e045277799.
Full textVincent, Schneider Robert J. "Vincenti Belvacensis De morali principis institutione." Turnholti : Brepols, 1995. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/32647198.html.
Full textBronn, Johanna Aletta. "Foreign rulers of the Nile : a reassessment of the cultural contribution of the Hyksos in Egypt." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1899.
Full textThe time between the Middle and New Kingdoms in Ancient Egypt is known as the Second Intermediate Period. It was the time during which Egypt, for the first time in its history, lost autonomy and the inhabitants of Egypt became the vassals of the Hyksos, a name transcribed by Manetho, a historian of the third century BCE as 'shepherd kings', but which actually designated 'princes of foreign lands'. The term 'Hyksos' at first referred to the rulers only, but later became the accepted word to indicate the rulers, the people themselves and everything pertaining to them. The Hyksos were not a homogenous race, but were a conglomerate of peoples from the Near East. For centuries people from the east had been filtering into Egypt. Transhumants and nomads came in search of pasture for their animals and elected to stay. Others were employed by the Egyptian administration as ship-builders and mining engineers or as workers in the copper and turquoise mines in the Sinai. These workers were all settled in the Delta, the hub of mining and shipbuilding activities. Others were slaves who were dispersed all over Egypt as workers in households and on farms. Despite Egypt's best efforts to keep out Asiatics who wanted to enter the country of their own volition, their fortresses on the border between Egypt and Sinai proved ineffective, especially when the Egyptian administration faltered and collapsed during the Seventeenth Dynasty. It is still a point debated by historians whether a strong military force from the East overran Egypt in c.1658 BCE or whether the transition from Egyptian rule to Hyksos rule was a gradual and comparatively peaceful process. There is evidence that the Hyksos were supported by many Egyptians who collaborated with the Hyksos and who even served in the Hyksos administration which lasted from c. 1658 – 1550 BCE. However, the vassal princes in Upper Egypt saw the Hyksos as usurpers and amassed forces to expel the enemy. This they achieved in c. 1550 BCE, after which it was possible to once again unite Upper and Lower Egypt. This thesis probes the rule of the Hyksos and the influence they might have had on Egyptian culture. Part One (chapters 2-7) deals with the Hyksos per se: their origin, their rise to power, their rule, and how they were expelled. Part Two (chapters 8-12) investigates the Hyksos culture and has a close look at their architecture, arts and crafts, burial practices, warfare and weapons, and religion. Part Three (chapter 13) examines the influence the Hyksos might have had on Egyptian culture, with special attention to architecture, burial practices, arts and crafts, warfare and weapons, and religion. Chapter 14 rounds off the thesis and comes to the conclusion that the Hyksos made very little impact on the Egyptian culture in general, but contributed greatly to Egypt's development in warfare and weapons, and also for a period exerted some influence on religious practices, especially in the Delta. Finally, the Hyksos contributed to Egypt's altered world vision by forcing them to shed their complacency, which in turn opened the way to expansionism in countries in the Near East.
Evans, Jason Wyeth. "On his own terms : ecclesiastical reform, kingship, and the personal piety of William the Conqueror /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2003. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p1418017.
Full textChrubasik, Boris. "The men who would be king : kings and usurpers in the Seleukid Empire." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2011. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:82c05a7a-831d-4f10-9fb0-1221ffc81c3f.
Full textSoggie, Neil A. "Ai, a temporary city at "the ruin" the revision of Vincent's framework as a rational and adequate alternative to the conclusions of Albright, Marquet-Krause, Callaway and Zevit /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.
Full textFish, Jeffrey Brian. "Philodemus, De bono rege secundum Homerum : a critical text with commentary (cols. 21-39) /." Digital version accessible at:, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.
Full textMolyneaux, M. E. "The impact of a change in political constitution on early Palestinian Judaism during the period 175-161 B.C.E." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53121.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study looks at a watershed period in the history of Judaism. In 175 B.C.E. a group of Jews sought to break Judaea out of the isolation in which it had stood since the Persian period. They wished to develop closer ties with their neighbours in Coele-Syria and Phoenicia and the Greek world in general. Since the Persian period the people of Judaea had been governed by high priests according to the 'ancestral laws' i.e. the Torah and its interpretation by Ezra. This 'ancestral law' had been confirmed as binding on all Jews by Antiochus III in his decree of 198 B.C.E. In order to move beyond the restrictions placed on contact between Jews and other peoples, it would be necessary to have the political status of Judaea changed. A change of political status could only be brought about by the king or one of his successors. In 175 B.C.E. a group of Jews requested Antiochus IV to permit them to transform Judaea from an ethnos into a polis. He agreed and the transformation was begun. It is these events of 175 B.C.E. that form the base of this study. The writer uses the model of Cultural Anthropology to form a framework in which these and subsequent events can be analysed. In this way we can get a better understanding of how events progressed. How a political reform ended in a religious suppression and persecution and finally a successful revolt against the Seleucid kingdom. The Torah and its interpretation stood at the center of Jewish life. Each group interpreted the law in their own way and understood events in relation to this interpretation. Therefore no analysis of this period can be undertaken without taking the law and its various interpretations into account. The law is the thread that holds all facets of this work together.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie handeloor 'n tydperk van waterskeiding in die geskiedenis van die Judaïsme. In 175 ve. wou 'n groep Jode in Palestina wegbreek uit die isolasie waarin hulle hulleself bevind het sedert die oorname deur die Persiese ryk. Hulle wou graag nouer bande met hulle buurstate en die Griekse wêreld aanknoop. Sedert die Persiese tydperk is die mense van Juda deur hëepriesters regeer, volgens die 'voorvaderlike wette', dws die Torah en sy vertolking volgens Esra. Alle Jode was gebind deur hierdie 'voorvaderlike wette' deur Antiogus III se dekreet van 198 ve. Indien die mense die beperkings teen kontak met ander volke sou wou ophef, sou dit nodig wees om die politieke status van Juda te verander. Net die koning of een van sy opvolgers kon die politieke status van Juda verander. In 175 ve. word Antiogus IV deur 'n groep Jode gevra om verlof om Jerusalem in 'n Griekse polis te omskep. Hy het ingestem en die omskepping het begin. Hierdie gebeurtenisse van 175 ve. vorm die basis van hierdie studie. Die skrywer gebruik die kutuur-antropologiese teoretiese model as raamwerk vir die ontleding van hierdie en opvolgende gebeurtenisse. Hierdie model stelons in staat om die ontwikkelinge in Juda beter te verstaan en meer spesifiek 'n antwoord op die volgende vraag te kry: "Hoekom het politieke hervorming tot godsdienstige verdrukking en vervolging aanleiding gegee en in die finale instansie tot 'n suksesvolle opstand teen die Seleukied koninkryk gelei?" Die Torah en sy vertolking het die sentrum van die Joodse lewe gevorm. Elke groep in Juda het die 'wet' op sy eie manier vertolk en ontwikkelinge in verband daarmee probeer verstaan. Daarom is dit nie moontlik om hierdie tydperk te bestudeer sonder 'n erkenning van die waarde van die 'wet' en sy verskillende vertolkings nie. Die 'wet' is die goue draad wat hierdie studie byeen hou.
Payle, Kenneth David. "Final sentences in biblical Hebrew narrative prose form Genesis to 2 Kings." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/51762.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: Final sentences are a neglected area of research in Biblical Hebrew. Apart from an investigation by Mitchell (1879) in the previous century, and a more recent article by Muraoka (1997), this is certainly an area of Biblical Hebrew grammar in need of research. Biblical Hebrew grammars propound a variety of ways final constructions can supposedly be expressed. The main thesis of this study is that the diversity of final constructions in Biblical Hebrew is not merely different syntactic realizations of the same semantic meaning, but that each syntactic construction carries definite semantic nuances. Traditional grammars, because they are sentence-based, present some shortcomings in the description of final sentences. I will briefly expose some of the linguistic presuppositions of traditional grammars, and their inherent limitations with respect to the study of final constructions. Recent developments in general linguistics, especially the variety of approaches subsumed under the broad classification textlinguistics, create new opportunities to address Biblical Hebrew grammar. I will explore this relatively recent developments to the study of language, in order to determine whether insights from studies conducted in terms of this paradigm can be used to describe final constructions more adequately. A number of theses are presented in Chapters 2 and 3, which are evaluated in Chapters 4 to 6. The findings are presented in a summary of at the end of each chapter. The final results of this investigation are summarized in Chapter 7.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Finaalsinne het tot dusver min aandag geniet in Bybelse Hebreeuse navorsing. Afgesien van 'n ondersoek deur Mitchell (1879) in die vorige eeu, en 'n onlangse artikel deur Muraoka (1997), is hierdie 'n navorsingsgebied wat vra om nadere ondersoek. Volgens Bybelse Hebreeuse grammatikas kan finaalsinne op verskeie wyses uitgedruk word. Die hooftese van hierdie studie is dat die verskeidenheid van finaalkonstruksies in Bybelse Hebreeus nie bloot verskillende sintaktiese opsies is om dieselfde semantiese betekenis te realiseer nie, maar dat elke onderskeie sintaktiese konstruksie 'n besondere semantiese nuanse weergee. Omdat hulle eng op die beskrywing van die sin gebaseer is, hou traditionele grammatikas tekortkominge in vir die beskrywing van finaalsinne. In hierdie studie wys ek kortliks op die linguistiese voorveronderstellings van die tradisionele benadering, en op die inherente tekortkominge van so 'n benadering ten opsigte van die ondersoek van finaalsinne. Onlangse ontwikkelinge in die algemene linguistiek, veral die verskeidenheid benaderings saamgevat onder die begrip tekslinguistiek, bied nuwe moontlikhede vir die beskrywing van Bybelse Hebreeus. Ek sal hierdie nuwe benadering tot taalstudie ondersoek om vas te stel of dit aangewend kan word om finaalsinne beter te beskryf. Verskeie tesisse word in Hoofstukke 2 en 3 geformuleer en dan in Hoofstukke 4 tot 6 geëvalueer. Die resultate word aan die einde van elke hoofstuk saamgevat. Die uiteindelike konklusies van hierdie studie word in Hoofstuk 7 saamgevat.
Redondo, Marcio Loureiro. "The portrayal of the king in ancient Semitic texts and the Hebrew book of Kings." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.367650.
Full textCha, Louis. "The imperial succession in Tang China, 618-762." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2010. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/252203.
Full textGroenhout, Fiona Elizabeth. "Debauchery, disloyalty, and other deficiencies : the impact of ideas of princely character upon indirect rule in central India, c.1886-1946." University of Western Australia. History Discipline Group, 2007. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2010.0006.
Full textKilburn, Matthew Charles. "Royalty and public in Britain, 1714-1789." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1997. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:0c41d96a-02d8-4126-ba75-2d27f34a7035.
Full textSlingsby, Elisabeth. "Tyranny Under the Triumvirs: Statesmen and Sole Rulers in Cornelius Nepos’ ‘De Excellentibus Ducibus Exterarum Gentium’." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/20672.
Full textVilhelmsdotter, Gisela. "Riddare, bonde och biskop : studier kring tre fornsvenska dikter jämte två nyeditioner /." Stockholm : Almqvist & Wiksell International, 1999. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb41056661z.
Full textHamusunse, Pamela. "The role of traditional leadership in supporting municipal service delivery : a case study of Polokwane Municipality in Limpopo Province." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1578.
Full textThe purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the role of traditional leaders in supporting service delivery in the communities of Polokwane Municipality as a third sphere of government. Moreover, not much research has been conducted in this field especially in Limpopo Province. The latest policy document on Transforming Public Service Delivery stipulates that public services are not a privilege in a civilised and democratic society, they are a legitimate expectation. Hence, meeting the basic needs of all citizens is one of the five key programmes of the government’s Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP). From the literature review, it was evident that service delivery is essential in the communities and traditional leaders and the municipality have a critical role to play. Therefore this study also aimed at examining the problems and challenges the community is confronted with during the provision of services and also reflects on the strategic importance of the municipality in service delivery. This information may be used as a point of departure in showing the municipalities and traditional leaders the perception of communities and their level of satisfaction and serves as a yardstick in terms of their effectiveness in delivering services to the community. The study used data collection instruments such as interview schedule, questionnaires and supporting documents, such as the Polokwane Integrated Development Plan and relevant scientific articles to collect data in the four selected villages. The participants ranged from the youth, adults, to people with disabilities and the elderly. The main patterns of concern that emerged from the data related to the low levels of satisfaction among the community in terms of service delivery in general. From the analysis of data it was realised that the lack of proper service delivery impacts negatively on members of the community. It is advisable for the Municipality to take note of these findings and concerns. In an effort to improve and ensure effectiveness in this sphere as stipulated in the White Paper on Transforming Public Service Delivery and the Reconstruction and Development Programme documents. Therefore, it can be concluded that the provision of service delivery in the municipality is of a substandard quality, and that the provision of quality services in the municipality is required. This can be achieved through the participation of traditional leaders, municipalities and community members.
Pépin, Guilhem. "The relationship between the kings of England and their role as dukes of Aquitaine and their Gascon subjects : forms, processes and substance of a dialogue (1275-1453)." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.670166.
Full textShiweda, Napandulwe Tulyovapika. "Mandume ya Ndemufayo's memorials in Namibia and Angola." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2005. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&.
Full textHauenstein, Hanne. "Zu den Rollen der Marke-Figur in Gottfrieds "Tristan" /." Göppingen : Kümmerle-Verl, 2006. http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0710/2006483030.html.
Full textAhn, Doohwan. "British strategy, economic discourse, & The Idea of a Patriot King, 1702-1738." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2012. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/283894.
Full textGoswell, Gregory Ross. "For my eyes have seen the King: kingship, human and divine, in the Book of Isaiah with special reference to Isaiah chapters 36-39." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/18995.
Full textSimelane, Antonio L. "The origin of the Mkhwanazi tribe under Mkhontokayise J. Mkhwanazi." Thesis, University of Zululand, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/1192.
Full textThe History of the Mkhwanazi tribe between the UMhIathuze and the UMlalazi rivers in the east and west respectively and the Indian Ocean and the Ongoye moun tains in the South and North is an off shoot of the Mkhwanazi tribe of the chief Somkhele in the Hlabisa district • Its history can be clearly' understood by first looking at the history of the Mkhwanazi tribe in the Hlabisa district.
Deijl, Aarnoud van der. "Protest or propaganda : war in the Old Testament Book of Kings and in contemporaneous ancient Near Eastern texts /." Leiden : Brill, 2008. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb41341528z.
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