Premodern rulership and contemporary political power :: the king's body never dies /

In the medieval period, the monarch was seen as the embodiment of the community of his kingdom, the body politic. And while we've long since shed that view, it nonetheless continues to influence our understanding of contemporary politics. This book offers thirteen case studies from premodern an...

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Other Authors: Mroziewicz, Karolina Anna, 1983- (Editor), Sroczyński, Aleksander (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2017]
Series:Central European medieval studies ; 1.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:In the medieval period, the monarch was seen as the embodiment of the community of his kingdom, the body politic. And while we've long since shed that view, it nonetheless continues to influence our understanding of contemporary politics. This book offers thirteen case studies from premodern and contemporary Europe that demonstrate the process through which political corporations - bodies politic - were and continue to be constructed and challenged. Drawing on history, archaeology, literary criticism, and art history, the contributors survey a wide geographical and chronological spectrum to offer a panoramic view of these dynamic political entities.
Physical Description:1 online resource (429 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789048533282
9048533287

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