Gods, Judges, and Presidents

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 archet...