Priest-king

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Priest -King of the Mohenjo-Daro ( Indus culture )

In early civilizations , the priest-king is a ruler who, as a king, also had the function of a priest. In Babylon , ancient Greece , Rome, and Germania , kings were “familiar with worship”.

The biblical figure of the mythical Melchizedek , which according to the typological exegesis widespread in the Middle Ages, was considered the prefiguration of Christ and was therefore often depicted in Christian art, is referred to as the priest-king. The mythical priest king John is known in western culture . In Mesoamerican cultures such as the Toltecs , the Maya etc. a. as well as in the later Mississippi culture , priest -kings are passed down, as well as in the Indus culture . Recently the Batak had with Si Singamangaraja XII. the last priest-king.

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  1. ↑ Concise dictionary of German superstition : Volume 7, Berlin Leipzig, 1935/36, pp. 329, 330. [1]
  2. ↑ Duden | Priest-King | Spelling, meaning, definition. Retrieved August 29, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Institute for Social Anthropology : austriaca.at (accessed September 4, 2017)