Ernst Kantorowicz: 1 book

Book cover of The King's Two Bodies

The King's Two Bodies

A Study in Medieval Political Theology

by Ernst Kantorowicz, William Chester Jordan
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016

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...
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