Politics drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture

Bossulet, Jacques-Benigne; Patrick Riley [translator]

ISBN 10: 0521362377 / ISBN 13: 9780521362375

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1990

About this Item

Part of the series Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. 22 x 14 cm. Octavo. 415pp. Red cloth in dust jacket. Remainder stamp to bottom foredge.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Politics drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521362377
• ISBN 13: 9780521362375
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion
  • Political Science

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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.

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.