Political Thought in the French Wars of Religion

ISBN-13: 9781108840781 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 340 str.

Sophie Nicholls

Opis

Fresh analysis of the political thought of the French Holy League, active during the religious wars, within its intellectual context.

Recenzje

'This book considers political thought in a way that is both fully embodied (paying attention to argumentation and the ways in which the different parties confront each other) and original (thanks to a selection of little-known texts and a specific way of questioning them), offering us a look into the heart of the debate that ran through sixteenth-century France. Focusing on a well-defined subject (the political thought of the League) at the heart of a long and rich history (from medieval scholasticism to the seventeenth-century dévots), it proves to be extremely stimulating for anyone studying the cultural history of the French Wars of Religion.' Alexandre Goderniaux, Renaissance and Reformation / Renaissance et Réforme

Spis treści

Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Contextualising the League; 2. The politique Leaguer; 3. Frank and Free; 4. The Church 'in' the Commonwealth; 5. 'Brutish Thunderbolts': Papal Power and the League; 6. Scholasticism in League Political Thought; 7. Jean Bodin and the League; 8. Amor Patriae; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.