Charles Lincoln interprets the U.S. Constitution through the mythic and psychological lens of Georges Dumézil's trifunctional framework - priest, warrior, and producer - linking it to thinkers like Homer, Plato, Freud, and Montesquieu.
Rather than viewing the federal structure as a mere legal arrangement, the book reveals how judicial, executive, and legislative powers reflect enduring cultural archetypes, offering a fresh perspective on constitutional legitimacy, the separation of powers, and civic identity.
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Gods, Judges, and Presidents
Trifunctional Archetypes in American Law and Government
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Dedication Page
- Title Page
- Contents
- List of Tables
- A Note on the Text
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Principal Characters
- Introduction
- 1 The US Constitutionâs Three Parts
- 2 A Homeric Analysis of the US Constitution A Poetic Paradigm to Interpret the US Constitution
- 3 The Soul of the Republic
- 4 Montesquieu and the French Government (Ancien RĂ©gime)
- 5 PolybiusâThe Constitution of the Roman Republic A Counter Argument to the âThree Partsâ of Government in the US Constitution
- 6 A Freudian Psychoanalytic Etiology of the US Constitution Another Paradigm to Interpret the US Constitution
- 7 A Dumézilian Trifunctionalist Analysis of the US Constitution
- Conclusion
- Epilogue
- Future Research
- Bibliography
- Periodicals Consulted
- Table of Cases
- Index
- About the Author
- Imprint
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Bloomsbury AcademicEdition
1Year
2026Topic
Social SciencesSubtopic
Law Theory & PracticeeBook ISBN
9781978762312
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