The King's Two Bodies
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The King's Two Bodies

A Study in Medieval Political Theology

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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 postmortem continuity of monarch and monarchy, as epitomized by the statement, "The king is dead. Long live the king." In The King's Two Bodies, 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.

The 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, The King's Two Bodies 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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication Page
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction to the Princeton Classics Edition
  7. Preface (1997)
  8. Preface
  9. Introduction
  10. I. The Problem: Plowden’s Reports
  11. II. The Shakespeare: King Richard II
  12. III. Christ-Centered Kingship
  13. IV. Law-Centered Kingship
  14. V. Polity-Centered Kingship: Corpus Mysticum
  15. VI. On Continuity and Corporations
  16. VII. The King Never Dies
  17. VIII. Man-Centered Kingship: Dante
  18. IX. Epilogue
  19. List of Illustrations
  20. Illustrations
  21. Bibliography and Index
  22. Addenda