Gods, Judges, and Presidents
Trifunctional Archetypes in American Law and Government
Gods, Judges, and Presidents
Trifunctional Archetypes in American Law and Government
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Charles Lincoln interprets the U.S. Constitution through the mythic and psychological lens of Georges Dumézil's trifunctional framework-priest, warrior, and producer-linking it to thinkers like Homer, Plato, Freud, and Montesquieu.
Rather than viewing the federal structure as a mere legal arrangement, the book reveals how judicial, executive, and legislative powers reflect enduring cultural archetypes, offering a fresh perspective on constitutional legitimacy, the separation of powers, and civic identity.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The U.S. Constitution's Three Parts: A Legal Analysis
Chapter 2: A Homeric Analysis of the U.S. Constitution
Chapter 3: The Soul of the Republic: Plato's Tripartite Psychology and the Structure of the U.S. Constitution
Chapter 4: Montesquieu and the French Government (Ancien Régime)
Chapter 5: Polybius – The Constitution of the Roman Republic – A Counter Argument to the “Three Parts” of Government in the U.S. Constitution
Chapter 6: A Freudian Psychoanalytic Etiology of the U.S. Constitution
Chapter 7: A Dumézilian Trifunctionalist Analysis of the U.S. Constitution
Conclusion
Chapter 2: A Homeric Analysis of the U.S. Constitution
Chapter 3: The Soul of the Republic: Plato's Tripartite Psychology and the Structure of the U.S. Constitution
Chapter 4: Montesquieu and the French Government (Ancien Régime)
Chapter 5: Polybius – The Constitution of the Roman Republic – A Counter Argument to the “Three Parts” of Government in the U.S. Constitution
Chapter 6: A Freudian Psychoanalytic Etiology of the U.S. Constitution
Chapter 7: A Dumézilian Trifunctionalist Analysis of the U.S. Constitution
Conclusion
Product details
| Published | Jul 23 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 9781666957761 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 15 tables |
| Dimensions | 229 x 152 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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