TY - BOOK ID - 78642870 TI - The ideal ruler in medieval Bohemia PY - 2017 SN - 9004341129 9789004341128 9789004279285 9004279288 PB - Leiden Boston DB - UniCat KW - Monarchy KW - Power (Social sciences) KW - Chivalry KW - Manners and customs KW - Orders of knighthood and chivalry KW - Civilization, Medieval KW - Courtly love KW - Crusades KW - Feudalism KW - Heraldry KW - Knights and knighthood KW - Kingdom (Monarchy) KW - Executive power KW - Political science KW - Royalists KW - Empowerment (Social sciences) KW - Political power KW - Exchange theory (Sociology) KW - Social sciences KW - Sociology KW - Consensus (Social sciences) KW - History KW - Wenceslas, KW - Vacheslav, KW - Václav, KW - Vi︠a︡cheslav, KW - Wacław, KW - Wenceslaus, KW - Wenzel, KW - Influence. KW - Bohemia (Czech Republic) KW - Bohemia KW - Bohemia (Czechoslovakia) KW - Böhmen (Czech Republic) KW - Čechy (Czech Republic) KW - Czechy (Czech Republic) KW - Kings and rulers KW - History. KW - Politics and government UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78642870 AB - The Ideal Ruler in Medieval Bohemia discusses the development of medieval concepts and ideas about just and unjust rulership in medieval Bohemia. This theme is examined in the context of the European political thinking between 6th and 14th centuries. Robert Antonín provides new insights into interpretations of medieval sources of various kinds and asks innovative questions regarding the legitimization of monarchic power, the importance of Saint Wenceslaus, the role of ancient and biblical motifs in the Czech sources, and the influence of chivalric ideals on concepts of power. The theme of the book revolves around medieval perceptions of ideal rulership, which is seen as one of the cultural-anthropological constants shaping the social reality of the contemporary world. ER -