Author: John Selden
Publisher: CUP Archive
Published: 1925
Total Pages: 280
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Published: 1926
Total Pages: 688
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Author: Ernst Kantorowicz
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2016-05-10
Total Pages: 633
ISBN-13: 1400880785
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Originally published in 1957, this classic work has guided generations of scholars through the arcane mysteries of medieval political theology. Throughout history, the notion of two bodies has permitted the postmortem continuity of monarch and monarchy, as epitomized by the statement, “The king is dead. Long live the king.” In The King’s Two Bodies, Ernst Kantorowicz traces the historical dilemma posed by the “King’s two bodies”—the body natural and the body politic—back to the Middle Ages. The king’s natural body has physical attributes, suffers, and dies, as do all humans; however the king’s spiritual body transcends the earth and serves as a symbol of his office as majesty with the divine right to rule. Bringing together liturgical works, images, and polemical material, Kantorowicz demonstrates how early modern Western monarchies gradually began to develop a political theology. Featuring a new introduction and preface, The King’s Two Bodies is a subtle history of how commonwealths developed symbolic means for establishing their sovereignty and, with such means, began to establish early forms of the nation-state.
Author: English Association
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Published: 1924
Total Pages: 376
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Bibliographies of English language and literature, lists of new members of the association, and lists of publications of the association are included.