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Hugo Grotius, de Imperio Summarum Potestatum Circa Sacra (2 Vols.): Critical Edition with Introduction, English Translation and Commentary
Contributor(s): Van Dam, Harm-Jan (Author)
ISBN: 9004120270     ISBN-13: 9789004120273
Publisher: Brill
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Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Language: Latin
Published: November 2001
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Annotation: This book contains the mature fruit of Hugo Grotius' political thought on church and state. It was finished in 1617, but Grotius' arrest prevented publication.
For the first time Grotius' own Latin text is printed here, from two manuscripts. It is demonstrated that the claims made by the publisher of the first edition (1647), the source of all subsequent editions, are false.
The first critical edition is provided with an extensive introduction, an English translation, a commentary, and elaborate indices. In an appendix texts concerning its context and genesis are printed. An earlier draft of "De imperio was recently discovered. All material from this unpublished work has been integrated here.
This fundamental, theoretical text, written for an international public, anticipates many views from later Grotian work.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion
- Political Science
Dewey: 322.101
LCCN: 2002278938
Series: Studies in the History of Christian Traditions
Physical Information: 3.13" H x 6.66" W x 9.6" (4.96 lbs) 1130 pages
 
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This book contains the mature fruit of Hugo Grotius' political thought on church and state. It was finished in 1617, but Grotius' arrest prevented publication.
For the first time Grotius' own Latin text is printed here, from two manuscripts. It is demonstrated that the claims made by the publisher of the first edition (1647), the source of all subsequent editions, are false.
The first critical edition is provided with an extensive introduction, an English translation, a commentary, and elaborate indices. In an appendix texts concerning its context and genesis are printed. An earlier draft of De imperio was recently discovered. All material from this unpublished work has been integrated here.
This fundamental, theoretical text, written for an international public, anticipates many views from later Grotian work.