WebAbstract. Ernst Kantorowicz's central image of the king's doubled body has been very influential, but his main concern, medieval constitutional history, has gone largely unnoticed. His long-term ... WebAlthough Kantorowicz’s reputation rests primarily on The King’s Two Bodies, substantial claims can be made for his other works. His first book, published in German in 1927 as …

The King

WebErnst H. Kantorowicz Medieval historian Ernst Kantorowicz’s masterpiece describes how medieval and Renaissance thinkers devised a com-plex and, at times, mysti-cal continuity between kingship and the person who happened to hold the office. This continuity was theorized as the “king’s two bodies.” The king’s natural body has physical ... WebMay 10, 2016 · The King's Two Bodies: A Study in Medieval Political Theology Volume 22 of Princeton Classics: Author: Ernst Kantorowicz: Contributors: Conrad Leyser, William … dakota zapatos

The King

WebAnnotation In 1957 Ernst Kantorowicz published a book that would be the guide for generations of scholars through the arcane mysteries of medieval political theology. InThe King's Two Bodies, Kantorowicz traces the … WebAbstract. This chapter analyzes Ernst Kantorowicz’s history of political theology in The King’s Two Bodies in relation to the work of Carl Schmitt on the one hand and Ernst Cassirer on the other. It proposes that Kantorowicz locates political theology at the intersection of legal and literary fiction, and that his analysis can serve as a paradigm for … WebMar 8, 2024 · Ernst Kantorowicz: Man of Two Bodies. In 1927, entirely unknown and at the absurdly young age of thirty-one, Ernst Kantorowicz, Professor (1951–63) in the School of Historical Studies, had stunned the academic world when he published the first biography ever written of a man loved and feared in equal measure, to some a tyrant and … dod sapro 2020