The King's Body: Sacred Rituals of Power in Medieval and Early Modern Europe

by Sergio Bertelli

Book Overview

The King's Body offers a unique and up-to-date 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271023449
• ISBN13: 9780271023441
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.2" x 9.9"