sacred kingship: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	divine kingship

Photos

Taking prisoners

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Topics

tianzi oba reth ruler cult divine right of kings religion monasticism priesthood Shamanism asceticism Christianity Hoodoo Scientology Judaism Hinduism British Royal Line of Succession

Key People

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Sir James George Frazer

British anthropologist

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Hirata Atsutane

Japanese religious leader