The King's Two Bodies: A Study in Medieval Political TheologyOriginally 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. |
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... mentioned directly by Blackstone, but it belongs to the standard definitions of the body politic; see below, Ch. 1, n. s, for Plowden: . . the Body politic is a Body that cannot be seen or handled"; or Calvin's Case though he may have ...
... mentioned immediately that the pattern after which 1 Maitland, Sel. Ess., 109: “Whether this sort of talk was really new about the year 1550, or whether it had gone unreported until Plowden arose, it were not easy to say; but the Year ...
... mentioned in modern literature quite frequently—see, e.g., Eduard Eichmann, “Konigs- und Bischofsweihe," Sitz. Ber. bayer. Ahad. (Munich, ig28), N0.6, p.8; Max Hackelsperger, Bibel und mittelalterlicher Reichsgedanke (Munich diss., 1934) ...
... mentioned before to be King, and so the Relation is to him as King, he as King never dies, but the King, in which ... mentioning of the title was essential and often sworn to his natural person, just as the king is IS THE PROBLEM ...
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Contents
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III CHRISTCENTERED KINGSHIP | 42 |
IV LAWCENTERED KINGSHIP | 87 |
CORPUS MYSTICUM | 193 |
VI ON CONTINUITY AND CORPORATIONS | 273 |
VII THE KING NEVER DIES | 314 |
DANTE | 451 |
IX EPILOGUE | 496 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 507 |
ILLUSTRATIONS | 513 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY and INDEX | 515 |
ADDENDA | 568 |
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The King's Two Bodies: A Study in Mediaeval Political Theology Ernst Hartwig Kantorowicz Limited preview - 1997 |
The King's Two Bodies: A Study in Mediaeval Political Theology Ernst Hartwig Kantorowicz No preview available - 2016 |