中世纪初期西欧其实差别不大，但后来走向了不同的演变方向。恩斯特·康托洛维茨（Ernst Kantorowicz）的《国王的两个身体》（The King's Two Bodies）很值得一读。
Western Europe was not too different at the start of the medieval period but then evolved in a different direction. The King's Two Bodies by Ernst Kantorowicz is a good read on this.
> the Yale Endowment is immortal This reminds me of a book I've just read, Ernst Kantorowicz's "The King's Two Bodies", where he describes how the concept of "fiscus" (what later would be called the "royal purse", or the "royal domain") became "immortal" somewhere around the 1200s in Britain. This also reminded me that…
> […] but rather the institution that is The Crown. Perhaps of some interest: > The King's Two Bodies (subtitled, A Study in Mediaeval Political Theology) is a 1957 historical book by Ernst Kantorowicz. It concerns medieval political theology and the distinctions separating the "body natural" (a monarch's…
…theology was used to legitimize monarchical power and feudal class structures. Rulers were viewed as ordained directly by God, making rebellion against political elites a sin (Source: Ernst Kantorowicz, "The King's Two Bodies"). - Martin Luther & The German Peasants' War (1524–1525): When German peasants revolted against feudal oppression using Protestant ideas, Martin Luther explicitly sided with the aristocracy, writing…
中世纪初期西欧其实差别不大，但后来走向了不同的演变方向。恩斯特·康托洛维茨（Ernst Kantorowicz）的《国王的两个身体》（The King's Two Bodies）很值得一读。
Western Europe was not too different at the start of the medieval period but then evolved in a different direction. The King's Two Bodies by Ernst Kantorowicz is a good read on this.
> 耶鲁捐赠基金是不朽的 这让我想起刚读完的一本书，恩斯特·康托洛维茨的《国王的两个身体》，书中描述了大约在1200年代的英国，“fiscus”（后来被称为“王室专款”或“王室领地”）这一概念是如何变得“不朽”的。这也让我想起……
> the Yale Endowment is immortal This reminds me of a book I've just read, Ernst Kantorowicz's "The King's Two Bodies", where he describes how the concept of "fiscus" (what later would be called the "royal purse", or the "royal domain") became "immortal" somewhere around the 1200s in Britain. This also reminded me that…
> […] 而是王权（The Crown）这一制度本身。或许你会感兴趣：> 《国王的两个身体》（副标题为《中世纪政治神学研究》）是恩斯特·康托洛维茨于1957年出版的史学著作。它探讨了中世纪政治神学，以及区分“自然之躯”（君主的……
> […] but rather the institution that is The Crown. Perhaps of some interest: > The King's Two Bodies (subtitled, A Study in Mediaeval Political Theology) is a 1957 historical book by Ernst Kantorowicz. It concerns medieval political theology and the distinctions separating the "body natural" (a monarch's…
……神学被用来赋予君权和封建阶级结构合法性。统治者被视为由神直接任命，因此反抗政治精英成了一种罪过（出处：恩斯特·康托洛维茨《国王的两个身体》）。- 马丁·路德与德意志农民战争（1524–1525）：当德意志农民借用新教思想反抗封建压迫时，马丁·路德明确站在了贵族一边，写道……
…theology was used to legitimize monarchical power and feudal class structures. Rulers were viewed as ordained directly by God, making rebellion against political elites a sin (Source: Ernst Kantorowicz, "The King's Two Bodies"). - Martin Luther & The German Peasants' War (1524–1525): When German peasants revolted against feudal oppression using Protestant ideas, Martin Luther explicitly sided with the aristocracy, writing…