The law of God : the philosophical history of an idea / Rémi Brague ; translated by Lydia G. Cochrane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brague, Rémi, 1947-

Contributor:

Elizabeth Bowers Peck, 1929 Endowment Book Fund.

Standardized Title:

Loi de Dieu. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Religion and law--History.

Religion and law.

Law (Theology).

Christianity.

Islam.

Judaism.

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 365 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.

Contents:

Origins. Prehistory ;- The Greek idea of divine law ; Historical conditions of alliance

The divine law. The state and the law : ancient Israel ; The legislation of the sacred books

Succession through time. Mother religions and daughter religions ; The law as enforced

Law and cities in the middle ages. Judaism : a law without a state ; Christianity : a conflict of laws ; Islam : law rules

Divine law in medieval thought. The aims of the law : Islam ; The law as an end : Judaism ; The end of the law : Christianity

Sans foi ni loi : neither faith nor law? The modern age : destruction of the idea of divine law ; Judaism and Islam in the modern age.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-354) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Elizabeth Bowers Peck, 1929 Endowment Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780226070780

0226070786

OCLC:

71369075

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