From Defense to Resistance: Justification of Violence During the French Wars of Religion - Couverture rigide

Parrow, Kathleen A.

 
9780871698360: From Defense to Resistance: Justification of Violence During the French Wars of Religion
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0871698366 ISBN 13 : 9780871698360
Editeur : American Philosophical Society Press, 1993

Synopsis

This is a print on demand publication. The right to defend oneself & one's property came into conflict with medieval rulers' attempts to maintain public order. As the French monarchy asserted its claims to sovereignty, the concept of "lese-majeste," or treason, grew, but so did the belief that the king ruled by popular consent for the good of the kingdom. By the late 16th cent., heresy was being seen as a kind of treason, & religious arguments began to play a vital role in the new context of religious warfare. It was the convergence of these various elements during the 16th-cent. wars of Religion which resulted in the formulation of theories of resistance which asserted the right of the people to defend themselves against "bad" kings. This work explores the legal theories used to justify that development.

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Éditeur
American Philosophical Society Press
Date d'édition
1993
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0871698366
ISBN 13 
9780871698360
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
79
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Personne responsable
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