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The King's Two Bodies Ernst H. Kantorowicz
Publisher: Princeton University Press

In a classic book, The King's Two Bodies, Ernst Kantorowicz wrote that there were two kings: the frail, human and mortal vessel who happens to be king, and the perfect eternal king who endures forever as the symbol of the monarchy. ISBN: 0691017042, 9780691017044. Confined it to the sole body, that is, the sole two bodies, of the king. Interestingtly, the normative Dictator [if there is such a thing] creates a new riff on the King's Two Bodies by personifying the State. In place of the State we have the Crown, and the whole King's (or Queen's) two bodies stuff (hence the King is Dead, long live the King). And when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies (2 Kings 19:35; Isaiah 37:36; Psalm 76). Publisher: Princeton University Press. It's called The King's Two Bodies: A Study in Medieval Political Theology. Sennacherib's arrogant blasphemy against Jehovah was answered by a sizable conglomerate of corpses! The case in Pakistan, though, has some key departures. Kantorowicz Language: English Page: 309. On the artwork, and particularly the bit of it above, see now Catherine E.