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Why do distant peoples share stories of creation, great floods, and rules for war and peace?
In Tradition, Principally with Reference to Mythology and the Law of Nations, John Francis Arundell explores how beliefs and customs pass between peoples and generations. His study brings mythology beside the rules governing relations between states, asking what inherited stories and practices can reveal about the past.
The questions reach from sacred accounts of origins to customs surrounding envoys, war, peace, and oaths. Writing within the Victorian world of comparative scholarship, Arundell considers tradition as a source of knowledge. The central puzzle is how to understand the similar stories and rules found among peoples far apart.
What you’ll discover
- Knowledge handed down Explore tradition as knowledge carried between generations, often through speech before it reaches the written page.
- Myths across distant cultures Consider shared story patterns, from accounts of creation to floods and gods walking among humans.
- Sacred accounts and origins Examine how religious communities preserve accounts of beginnings, and how scholars compare them with neighbouring myths.
- Custom before written treaties Discover the inherited practices behind relations between states, including customs concerning envoys, peace, war, and oaths.
- A Victorian field of inquiry Meet an approach that places myths, sacred histories, and legal customs within the study of tradition.
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Este libro gustará a quienes disfrutan de la mitología comparada, los debates victorianos sobre ciencia y fe, la historia del derecho internacional o seguir una idea a través de costumbres lejanas.
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- El derecho entre naciones se apoya en la conciencia, no en los precedentes
- La utilidad y la lucha no pueden fundamentar la moral
- El estado de naturaleza es un recuerdo deformado
- La cronología concuerda con el breve cómputo bíblico
- La tradición es la madre de la religión y del derecho
- Los mitos ocultan antepasados reales, no solo el sol
- Un mismo Diluvio subyace a los relatos de inundaciones del mundo
- Los salvajes muestran decadencia, no el amanecer humano
- La edad de oro y el derecho romano conservan una misma herencia
- Declarar la guerra implicaba deber y contención
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Tradición, principalmente con referencia a la mitología y al Derecho de gentes
by John Francis Arundell · 1872
Un noble victoriano sigue el relato de un diluvio desde Grecia hasta las viviendas de los mandanes en América y la corte de Dahomey.
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What if the stories of Greek gods, Chinese emperors and Mandan dancers all point back to one family and one flood? That is the bold question behind this book.
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- 1872by John Francis Arundell
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El derecho entre naciones se apoya en la conciencia, no en los precedentes
Arundell comienza con una distinción que sostiene todo el libro. El derecho de gentes obliga en conciencia a los Estados a respetar la justicia. El derecho internacional es el conjunto de reglas y precedentes acumulados después. Ambos pueden separarse.
El derecho de gentes puede prohibir invadir al vecino, pero un diplomático puede justificar la invasión porque otros reyes hicieron lo mismo. Bentham, su principal adversario, sustituyó el derecho natural por la opinión pública. Arundell pregunta qué puede lograr esa opinión si solo expresa placer o dolor.
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Arundell, John Francis. Tradition, Principally with Reference to Mythology and the Law of Nations. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/tradition-principally-with-reference-to-mythology-and-the-law-of-nations.
Arundell, J. F. (2026). Tradition, principally with reference to mythology and the law of nations. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/tradition-principally-with-reference-to-mythology-and-the-law-of-nations (Original work published 1872)
Arundell, John Francis. Tradition, Principally with Reference to Mythology and the Law of Nations. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/tradition-principally-with-reference-to-mythology-and-the-law-of-nations.
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¿De qué trata La tradición, principalmente en relación con la mitología y el derecho de gentes?
Sostiene que la humanidad comparte una memoria heredada de sus orígenes, que incluye el Diluvio y una ley de la conciencia. El autor recurre a mitos, ceremonias y antiguas reglas de guerra para afirmar que esa memoria sustenta el derecho de gentes.
¿Quién escribió La tradición y el derecho de gentes y cuándo?
Lo escribió lord Arundell de Wardour, John Francis Arundell, y apareció en Londres en 1872. Lo escribió tras las guerras y convulsiones de 1870 y 1871, con la esperanza de restablecer bases más firmes para la paz.
¿Qué diferencia hay entre el derecho de gentes y el derecho internacional en este libro?
El derecho de gentes es un deber de conciencia que obliga a los Estados a respetar la justicia. El derecho internacional es el conjunto de reglas y precedentes que acumularon los diplomáticos, que puede alejarse de ese deber y justificar la fuerza.
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John Francis Arundell
1831–1906 · English peer and religious writer
John Francis Arundell (1831–1906) was a British peer and the 12th Baron Arundell of Wardour. He lived at Wardour Castle in Wiltshire, England. He wrote Tradition, Principally with Reference to Mythology and the Law of Nations, published in 1872. He held the barony from 1862 until his death in 1906.
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