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The King's Two Bodies

A Study in Mediaeval Political Theology

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First published in 1957, Ernst Kantorowicz's THE KING'S TWO BODIES traces the "King's two bodies", the body politic and the body natural, back to the Middle Ages. By placing the concept in its proper setting of medieval thought and political theory, Kantorowicz demonstrates how the early-modern Western monarchies gradually began to develop a "political theology". illustrations.

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The King's Two Bodies, Ernst Kantorowicz

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1997
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Titolo
The King's Two Bodies
Sottotitolo
A Study in Mediaeval Political Theology
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
1997
Formato
In brossura
Pagine
592
ISBN10
0691017042
ISBN13
9780691017044
Serie
Prima pubblicazione
1957
Titolo originale
The King´s Two Bodies: A Study in Medieval Political Theoology
Valutazione
4,3 su 5
Descrizione
First published in 1957, Ernst Kantorowicz's THE KING'S TWO BODIES traces the "King's two bodies", the body politic and the body natural, back to the Middle Ages. By placing the concept in its proper setting of medieval thought and political theory, Kantorowicz demonstrates how the early-modern Western monarchies gradually began to develop a "political theology". illustrations.