{"product_id":"the-kings-two-bodies-a-study-in-medieval-political-theology-paperback","title":"The King's Two Bodies: A Study in Medieval Political Theology - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErnst Kantorowicz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eConrad Leyser\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Chester Jordan\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally 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 \u003ci\u003eThe King's Two Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe king's natural body has physical attributes, suffers, and dies, as do all humans; however the king's spiritual body transcends the earth and serves as a symbol of his office as majesty with the divine right to rule. Bringing together liturgical works, images, and polemical material, Kantorowicz demonstrates how early modern Western monarchies gradually began to develop a political theology. Featuring a new introduction and preface, \u003ci\u003eThe King's Two Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e is a subtle history of how commonwealths developed symbolic means for establishing their sovereignty and, with such means, began to establish early forms of the nation-state.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErnst H. Kantorowicz\u003c\/b\u003e (1895-1963) taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. \u003cb\u003eConrad Leyser\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of medieval history at Worcester College, University of Oxford. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAuthority and Asceticism from Augustine to Gregory the Great\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eWilliam Chester Jordan \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of history at Princeton University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFrom England to France: Felony and Exile in the High Middle Ages\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton). \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 632\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978550116653,"sku":"9780691169231","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/UjArN2VqQitIS2g3NFZqa2lvVTlvUT09.webp?v=1775805758","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-kings-two-bodies-a-study-in-medieval-political-theology-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}