Nicholas of Cusa: The Catholic Concordance
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Now available in paperback, this is the first English translation of the most important work of political thought of the fifteenth century. The Catholic Concordance is the first major treatise to argue for consent through representative councils as a major prerequisite for legitimate law and government, and is the most learned and original work associated with the conciliar movement in the late medieval church. Cusa's arguments influenced such thinkers as Luther, Bruno and Locke, and Professor Sigmund's introduction places his…
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Key features
- First English rendition of major fifteenth-century text
- Strong religious/political/ecclesiastical historical interest
- Strong sales of other medieval CTPT titles (notably Ockham, John of Salisbury etc)
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511811999
- Series Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
- Subjects Area Studies,European History 1000-1450,European Studies,History,History of Ideas and Intellectual History,Politics and International Relations,Texts in Political Thought
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 31 January 1992
- ISBN: 9780521402071
- Dimensions (mm): 216 x 138 mm
- Weight: 0.587kg
- Page extent: 380 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 23 February 1996
- ISBN: 9780521567732
- Dimensions (mm): 216 x 138 mm
- Weight: 0.48kg
- Page extent: 380 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 28 May 2018
- ISBN: 9780511811999
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