Bossuet: Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) - Softcover

Bossuet, Jacques

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9780521368070: Bossuet: Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
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ISBN 10: 0521368073 ISBN 13: 9780521368070
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1999

Synopsis

This is the first ever English rendition of the classic statement of divine right absolutism in French, published in 1707 when the power and glory of the French ancien régime was at its zenith. Patrick Riley has provided full supporting materials including a chronology, guide to further reading and brief notes on persons mentioned, in addition to a lucid introduction placing Bossuet's bibliocentric politics in their historical and intellectual context.

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Book Description

This 1991 book was the first ever English rendition of the classic statement of divine right absolutism, published in 1707 when the power and glory of the French ancien regime was at its zenith. Riley provides a chronology, bibliography and a lucid introduction thus placing Bossuet in his historical and intellectual context.

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Text: English, French (translation)

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521368073
ISBN 13 
9780521368070
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
500
Editor
Riley Patrick
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