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The King's Two Bodies

A Study in Medieval Political Theology
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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 post mortem continuity of monarch and monarchy, as epitomized by the statement, "The king is dead. Long live the king." In The King's Two Bodie

Author Biography:

Ernst H. Kantorowicz (1895-1963) taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Conrad Leyser is associate professor of medieval history at Worcester College, University of Oxford. He is the author of Authority and Asceticism from Augustine to Gregory the Great. William Chester Jordan is professor of history at Princeton University. He is the author of From England to France: Felony and Exile in the High Middle Ages (Princeton).
Release date NZ
May 10th, 2016
Audiences
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Undergraduate
Contributors
  • Introduction by Conrad Leyser
  • Preface by William Chester Jordan
Illustrations
32 halftones.
Pages
632
Dimensions
140x216x46
ISBN-13
9780691169231
Product ID
23831251

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