[Maistre, Joseph de] Froidefont, Marc.

Théologie de Joseph de Maistre.

Paris, Éditions Classiques Garnier, 2010. Gr.-8°. 501 pages. Softcover / Reliure originale. Tres bon etat.

Joseph-Marie, comte de Maistre (1 April 1753 – 26 February 1821) was a French-speaking Savoyard philosopher, writer, lawyer, and diplomat. He defended hierarchical societies and a monarchical State in the period immediately following the French Revolution. Despite his close ties with France, Maistre was a subject of the King of Piedmont-Sardinia, whom he served as member of the Savoy Senate (1787–1792), ambassador to Russia (1803–1817), and minister of state to the court in Turin (1817–1821).
Maistre, a key figure of the Counter-Enlightenment, saw monarchy as a divinely sanctioned institution. He not only called for the restoration of the House of Bourbon to the throne of France, he argued that the Pope should have ultimate temporal authority. He claimed that it was the rationalist rejection of Christianity which was directly responsible for the the disorder and bloodshed which followed the French Revolution of 1789. As well as defending Christian monarchies and the Papacy, he also asserted that history is directed by Divine Providence. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: Catalogue No.7 – Religion · Religion – Rare
• Language: Français
• ISBN: 2812401672
• Inventory Number: 25844AB

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