The King's Body
The King's Body2001
About this book
"The King's Body offers an overview of a central theme in European history: the nature and meaning of the sacred rituals of kingship. Informed by the work of recent cultural anthropologists, Sergio Bertelli explores the cult of kingship, which pervaded the lives of hundreds of thousands of subjects, poor and rich, noble and cleric.
His analysis takes in a wide spectrum, from the Vandal kings of Spain and the long-haired kings of France, to the beheaded kings of England and France, Charles I and Louis XVI."--BOOK JACKET.
Details
- First published
- 2001
- Pages
- 322
- ISBN-13
- 9780271041391
- OL Work ID
- OL2791390W
Subjects
Medieval Kings and rulersKings and rulersDivine right of kingsReligious aspectsPower (Christian theology)Christianity