Emotions in political rituals and in Inner Asian tributary relations

SCHWARZ, Michal. Emotions in political rituals and in Inner Asian tributary relations. In 2024 Conference of the International Society for Research on Emotion (section: Conflicts and Politics), Queen's University, Belfast, 18-20 July, 2024. 2024.

Basic information

• Original name: Emotions in political rituals and in Inner Asian tributary relations
• Authors: SCHWARZ, Michal.
• Edition: 2024 Conference of the International Society for Research on Emotion (section: Conflicts and Politics), Queen's University, Belfast, 18-20 July, 2024, 2024.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 50601 Political science
• Country of publisher: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• Keywords in English: emotions, political rituals, wars, history, tributary relations, Inner Asia, Korea-Manchu relations
• Tags: International impact

Abstract

Enthronization or political recognition in tributary relations was always extraordinary event in traditional international or interethnic relations in Inner Asia. These political rituals were usually celebrated on the occasion of creating a new alliance, in connection of establishing new dynasty or with succession of new hereditary or selected ruler. Because of interconnected religious and political institutions, the event had always many symbolic features connected to religious justification of power. These features were connected to A) understanding of sacred statecraft, B) ritual communication with spiritual world and C) emotions of ritual participants. After the comments to the spirits and sacred state, this paper was mainly focused on participant emotions. The analyzed data were based on 1) classical texts with religious justification of power in royal edicts and on stele inscriptions, 2) historical events and rituals related to Second Manchu invasion of Korea in 1636 attested in the Diary of Na Man'gap. Analysis and comments of mentioned sources provided comprehensive picture about involvement of emotions in international political relations. The paper concluded that on one side international political rituals are important tool preventing violence in tributary relations, but on the other side and from long-term perspective these rituals are not able to mitigate consequences of direct attacks and hot stages of wars.

Links

• GA23-06953S, research and development project: Name: Evoluční interference náboženství a vlády ve Vnitřní Asii: srovnání vzájemných impaktů s tributárními zeměmi: Mongolskem, Koreou a Vietnamem

Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Evolutionary interferences of religion and governance in Inner Asia: comparison of mutual impacts with tributary countries: Mongolia, Korea, Vietnam

• GM23-07108M, research and development project: Name: Proměnlivé adaptační strategie mobilních pastevců v Mongolsku: Dynamika v komunitních historiích a vzorcích stěhování dokumentovaná orálními prameny

Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Changing Adaptive Strategies of Mobile Pastoralists in Mongolia: Dynamics in Community Histories and Movement Patterns Documented Through Oral Sources