TY - BOOK ID - 78495721 TI - Premodern rulership and contemporary political power : the king's body never dies AU - Mroziewicz, Karolina Anna AU - Sroczyński, Aleksander PY - 2017 SN - 9048551315 9048533287 9789048533282 9789462983311 9462983313 PB - Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Kings and rulers KW - Czars (Kings and rulers) KW - Kings and rulers, Primitive KW - Monarchs KW - Royalty KW - Rulers KW - Sovereigns KW - Tsars KW - Tzars KW - Heads of state KW - Queens KW - History. KW - Body Politic, Political Theology, Kingship, Propaganda, Medieval Studies. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78495721 AB - 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. ER -