Hugo Grotius, de Imperio Summarum Potestatum Circa Sacra : : Volume 2.

• Superior document: Studies in the History of Christian Traditions
• VerfasserIn: van Dam, Harm-Jan,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 2001.; ©2001.
• Year of Publication: 2001
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in the History of Christian Traditions
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (494 pages)

This book contains the mature fruit of Hugo Grotius' political thought on church and state. It was finished in 1617, but Grotius' arrest prevented publication. For the first time Grotius' own Latin text is printed here, from two manuscripts. It is demonstrated that the claims made by the publisher of the first edition (1647), the source of all subsequent editions, are false. The first critical edition is provided with an extensive introduction, an English translation, a commentary, and elaborate indices. In an appendix texts concerning its context and genesis are printed. An earlier draft of De imperio was recently discovered. All material from this unpublished work has been integrated here. This fundamental, theoretical text, written for an international public, anticipates many views from later Grotian work.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- VOLUME II -- Commentary -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 -- Appendices -- I. Tractatus De iure magistratuum and English Translation -- II. Documents concerning the writing of De imperio -- III. Documents concerning the edition of De imperio -- Abbreviations -- 1. Bible -- 2. Classical, Patristic and Medieval Authors -- 3. Other Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- 1. Works of Grotius -- 2. Contemporary Iiterature before 1800 -- 3. Literatureafter 1800 -- Indices -- 1. Index of Biblical references -- 2. Index of ancient and Medieval authors -- 3. Index of references to Grotius' works -- 4. Index of names and subjects.