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Title: The King's Two Bodies by Ernst Kantorowicz ISBN: 0-691-01704-2 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 29 December, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A Classic
Comment: "The King's Two Bodies," decades after its publication, is still one of the definitive works on political theology relating to kingship during the middle ages. The level of research and investigation Kantorowicz shows in this volume is truly impressive. If one wants to have a good understanding of some of the issues and developments regarding the place of the king, the idea of law, and so forth, this is a volume to read.
If there is any problem with the work, it may be its dryness. At times, it is quite easy for the text to blur in front of one's eyes as Kantorowicz delves into a (necessary) digression on a term or idea. However, this is not a fair critique - considering the type of analysis he is doing, and the sheer breadth of sources, one shouldn't expect a light read from this volume. I highly recommend it for anyone interested in Medieval political thought/theology, or in Medieval notions of kingship.
Rating: 5
Summary: An astounding work of scholarship
Comment: Dr. Kantorowicz has, in this book, produced a superior work of historical research. In tracing the development of this peculiar English legal theory, he has provided an excellent history of sacral kingship in medieval Christendom. I recommend it to all, particularly to Americans, so that they may better appreciate European monarchy in both its sublime and eccentric qualities.
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Title: Origins of Courtliness: Civilizing Trends and the Formation of Courtly Ideals, 939-1210 (Middle Ages Series) by C. Stephen Jaeger ISBN: 0812213076 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Pub. Date: March, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Dangers of Ritual: Between Early Medieval Texts and Social Scientific Theory. by Philippe Buc ISBN: 0691016046 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $42.50 |
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Title: The Myth of Nations : The Medieval Origins of Europe by Patrick J. Geary ISBN: 0691114811 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 13 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Spirit of Classical Canon Law (Spirit of the Laws) by R. H. Helmholz ISBN: 0820318213 Publisher: University of Georgia Press Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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Title: The Formation of a Persecuting Society: Power and Deviance in Western Europe, 950-1250 by R. I. Moore ISBN: 0631171452 Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Pub. Date: May, 1991 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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