The Law of God: The Philosophical History of an Idea
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (648 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0226070794 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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"rich and informative" according to christopher colvin. I'm surprised at the two leaden reviews, one from a reader and one from Publishers weekly. The book was a fun and fascinating read, rich and catholic in its erudition. Of course, it may have "little that is new or startling" for those who know, but this is reas. D. Roy said Excellent.. The book arrived in excellent condition.. Five Stars BJ Brague is amazing. Go out, buy, and read anything this guy writes or publishes. He is that good
Ideally, in that case, the book seems to be both an obvious primer and launching pad for further scholarship.”—Times Higher Education Supplement . In his stunningly ambitious new history, Rémi Brague goes back three thousand years to trace this idea of divine law in the West from prehistoric religions to modern times—giving new depth to today’s discussions about the role of God in worldly affairs. Brague masterfully describes the differing conceptions of divine law in Judaic, Islamic, and Christian traditions and illuminates these ideas with a wide range of philosophical, political, and religiou
He explores the idea of divine law and its regulation of society as it developed in ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and Israel and functioned as a component of Christianity and Islam at least through the Middle Ages. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. . From Publishers Weekly What makes a law "divine"? What characteristics does that divinity confer on the law? How can we describe societies in which human behavior is regulated by laws characterized as divine? Why has modernity abandoned the premodern notion of divine law as the foundation of social practice? Brague, who teaches philosophy at the Sorbonne and the University of Munich, addresses these and other questions in a book that is unfortunately bogged down in pedestrian prose and pedantic style. Through his chronological exploration of the devolution from divine la
Rémi Brague is professor of philosophy at the Université de Paris I–Sorbonne and at the University of Munich. He is the author of five previous books, including The Wisdom of the World, also published by the University of Chicago Press, and Eccentric Culture.