Sacred Polities, Natural Law and the Law of Nations in the 16th-17th Centuries
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 361 |
| Release | : 2022-01-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789004501782 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9004501789 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (789 Downloads) |
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Download or read book Sacred Polities, Natural Law and the Law of Nations in the 16th-17th Centuries written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-01-10 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh look at the importance of natural and international law in the religious politics at the heartlands of the Reformation, from the Low Countries, the German principalities up to Transylvania; from Niels Hemmingsen to Gian Battista Vico; from religious reasons for the universalist claims of natural law to political arguments for the sacred polity, their tension and creative potential.
