
Repenser la retribution. Rethinking Retribution
Peeters Publishers
1st Edition
Published on 15. November 2023
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442 pages
978-90-429-5082-5 (ISBN)
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This book attempts to clarify the idea of retribution and to propose a reasoned definition of the concept through philological and lexical studies. It faces the question whether a legal system, or even a moral one, is possible without retribution, whether justice --- including divine justice - can be conceived without an underlying perspective of retribution. It analyses how the idea of retribution, when is assumed to be present, is articulated with that of mercy, justification, forgiveness, or grace. It considers the functions that this idea can serve in various literary contexts and different discursive registers. But it also raises the question of whether, in the biblical texts, divine justice is not more restorative and not proportional to the act committed than stricto sensu retributive.
It is a volume of proceeding of colloquia held at the Institut Catholique de Paris in 2020 and 2021.
It is a volume of proceeding of colloquia held at the Institut Catholique de Paris in 2020 and 2021.
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Language
French
Place of publication
Leuven
Belgium
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Weight
840 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-429-5082-5 (9789042950825)
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