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The just war in the Middle Ages

By Frederick H Russell

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1975
ISBN
0521206901, 9780521206907
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7717236 bytes)
Series
Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought, 3rd ser., v. 8
Pages
xi, 332 pages ; 23 cm\344
Topic
History
Time added
2015-04-28 16:00:00
Исторические дисциплины;Всемирная история;История

Description

The first systematic attempt to reconstruct from original manuscript sources and early printed books the medieval doctrines relating to the just war, the holy war and the crusade. Despite the frequency of wars and armed conflicts throughout the course of western history, no comprehensive survey has previously been made of the justifications of warfare that were elaborated by Roman lawyers, canon lawyers and theologians in the twelfth and thirteenth century universities. After a brief survey of theories of the just war in antiquity, with emphasis on Cicero and Augustine, and of thought on early medieval warfare, the central chapters are devoted to scholastics such as Pope Innocent IV, Hostiensis and Thomas Aquinas. Professor Russell attempts to correlate theories of the just war with political and intellectual development in the Middle Ages. His conclusion evaluates the just war in the light of late medieval and early modern statecraft and poses questions about its compatibility with Christian ethics and its validity within international law. �Read more...

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