Ideology, reason, and the limitation of war :: religious and secular concepts, 1200-1740 /

The fundamental aims of this book are two: to explore the interaction between religion and secular society in the formation as well as the dissolution of just war doctrine; and to investigate just war doctrine as an ideological pattern of thought, expressive of a greater ideology. The author reconst...

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1. Verfasser: Johnson, James Turner (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1975.
Schriftenreihe:Princeton legacy library.
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Zusammenfassung:The fundamental aims of this book are two: to explore the interaction between religion and secular society in the formation as well as the dissolution of just war doctrine; and to investigate just war doctrine as an ideological pattern of thought, expressive of a greater ideology. The author reconstructs the development of classic just war doctrine, showing it to be a product of secular and religious forces. From it he traces the growth of the doctrines of holy war and of modern just war. He demonstrates that the blending of two distinct traditions in the late Middle Ages has its counterpar.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (303 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400869640
1400869641
0691645019
9780691645018

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