Contributions

  • R. Burr Litchfield (Translator) - Contributor

Publication

2001-11-01 - Pennsylvania State University Press

Language

English

Word Count

75,500 words, Guess

Page Count

302 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 4 more

Classifications

  • LCCJC375.B4613 2001
  • LCCJC375 .B4613 2001
  • LCCJC

Description

"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.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The King's Body: Sacred Rituals of Power in Medieval and Early Modern EuropeHardcoverPennsylvania State University Press2001-11-01

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