Norm, Normabweichung und Praxis des Herrschaftsübergangs in transkultureller Perspektive

Contributions by Henning Börm Contributions by Dominik Büschken Contributions by Andreas Büttner Contributions by Paul Fahr Contributions by Konrad Klaus Contributions by Steffen Kremer Contributions by Sabine Kubisch Contributions by Christian Mauder Contributions by Alheydis Plassmann Contributions by Daniel F. Schley Contributions by Anna Kollatz Contributions by Florian Saalfeld Contributions by Tilmann Trausch Contributions by Konrad Vössing Contributions by Theresa Wilke Edited by Tilmann Trausch

Book cover: Norm, Normabweichung und Praxis des Herrschaftsübergangs in transkultureller Perspektive

Extent: 448 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: Medieval Studies

Series: Macht und Herrschaft

Language: German

Hardback (Published)

(December 2019)

ISBN: 9783847110767

6.34 x 9.25 inches

Price: $99.00

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Die etische Betonung der Zentralitat der Herrschersohne simplifiziert die Komplexitat historischer Realitaten. Abkunft dient zwar als normatives Argument und Mittel zur Kontingenzbewaltigung, in der Praxis spielen jedoch auch Eignung und Erfolg eine zentrale Rolle. So lassen sich Herrschaftsubergange aus einer transkulturellen Perspektive im Spannungsfeld zwischen Norm und Praxis, Regel und Anerkennung, System und Reform sowie Rolle und Person verorten. Der vorliegende Band untersucht den zeitgenossischen Umgang mit solchen Fallen, bei denen der Nachfolger nicht der Sohn seines Vorgangers war.


Modern imaginations of premodern transitions of power are shaped by the idea of the father-son transition; this is not without reason, as patrilineality plays a major role in notions of legitimate rule in premodern cultures. However, the etic emphasis on the centrality of rulers’ sons simplifies the complexity of historical realities. While origins serve as a normative argument and means of coping with contingency, in practice, suitability and success also play a central role. Thus, from a transcultural perspective, premodern transitions of power can be located in the tension field between norm and practice, rule and recognition, system and reform, and role and person. Against this background, the present volume examines the contemporary handling of such transitions in which the successor was not his predecessor’s son.

  • Contributions by Henning Börm
  • Contributions by Dominik Büschken
  • Contributions by Andreas Büttner
  • Contributions by Paul Fahr
  • Contributions by Konrad Klaus
  • Contributions by Steffen Kremer
  • Contributions by Sabine Kubisch
  • Contributions by Christian Mauder
  • Contributions by Alheydis Plassmann
  • Contributions by Daniel F. Schley
  • Contributions by Anna Kollatz
  • Contributions by Florian Saalfeld
  • Contributions by Tilmann Trausch
  • Contributions by Konrad Vössing
  • Contributions by Theresa Wilke
  • Edited by Tilmann Trausch