The King's Two Bodies
| Author | : Ernst Hartwig Kantorowicz |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 618 |
| Release | : 1970 |
| ISBN-10 | : UCAL:B5068007 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The King's Two Bodies by : Ernst Hartwig Kantorowicz
Download or read book The King's Two Bodies written by Ernst Hartwig Kantorowicz and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
