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A Victorian peer follows one flood story from Greece to the Mandan lodges of America and the court of Dahome.
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Tradizione, principalmente in riferimento alla mitologia e al Diritto delle genti in breve
Riassunto: 7 min di lettura
- Tempo di lettura
- Circa 10 h 30 min8 h 20 min fast, 12 h 30 min slow
- Durata
- 149.600 parole
- Livello nella biblioteca
- Impegnativo long sentences, a rich vocabulary
- Prima pubblicazione
- 1872by John Francis Arundell
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Tradizione, principalmente in riferimento alla mitologia e al Diritto delle genti in short
Arundell argues that the law of nations is a tradition handed down from the first families, and that it cannot rest on utility, struggle or precedent alone. Conscience, memory and custom carry it. The same tradition shows itself in sacred books, in the heroes of myth, in flood stories from Greece to China and in rites such as those of the Mandans.
What Tradizione, principalmente in riferimento alla mitologia e al Diritto delle genti is about
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. Lord Arundell of Wardour published it in 1872, after the Franco-Prussian war and the seizure of the Papal States. He wanted firmer ground for peace between nations.
His answer is tradition. He argues that mankind carries a shared memory of early history, including a primitive revelation, the Deluge and the dispersion of the peoples. That memory, he says, lies behind myths, sacred books and the rules of war.
A chi è rivolto. This book will please readers who love comparative myth, Victorian debates about science and faith, the history of international law, or following one idea through distant customs.
The 10 key ideas
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Law between nations rests on conscience, not precedent
Arundell opens with a distinction that carries the whole book. The law of nations, he says, is a duty that binds the conscience of states to respect justice. International law is only the heap of rules and precedents piled up afterward. The two can drift apart.
The law of nations may forbid invading a neighbour, yet a diplomat can still call an invasion lawful because kings once did the same. Bentham, his chief opponent, put public opinion in place of natural right. Arundell asks what opinion can achieve if it only voices pleasure or pain.
He points to Napoleon, who admitted after mistreating Pius the Seventh that he had made the nations shudder. That is a man hearing the verdict of mankind. A rule built on what the powerful have done will excuse whatever they do next. Law between nations draws its strength from a common sense of right, not from the habits of the strong.
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Utility and struggle cannot ground morality
The second idea tests the rival theory.
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The state of nature is a memory distorted
The third idea concerns the law of nature.
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Chronology agrees with the short biblical reckoning
In the fourth idea Arundell turns to dates.
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Tradition is the mother of religion and law
The fifth idea defines the central word.
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Myths hide real ancestors, not only the sun
The sixth idea takes on mythology.
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One Deluge underlies the flood stories of the world
The seventh idea gathers the flood tales.
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Savages show decay and not the dawn of man
The eighth idea answers Sir John Lubbock, who argued that mankind rose from a stone age through bronze and iron.
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The golden age and Roman law preserve one inheritance
The ninth idea links Noah to the golden age.
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A declaration of war once carried duty and restraint
The last idea turns to practice, the formal declaration of war.
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What is Tradition, Principally with Reference to Mythology and the Law of Nations about?
It argues that mankind shares an inherited memory of early history, including the Deluge and a law of conscience. The author uses myths, ceremonies and ancient rules of war to claim this memory underlies the law of nations.
Who wrote Tradition and the Law of Nations and when?
Lord Arundell of Wardour, John Francis Arundell, wrote it and it appeared in London in 1872. He wrote it after the wars and upheavals of 1870 and 1871, hoping to restore firmer foundations for peace.
What is the difference between the law of nations and international law in this book?
The law of nations is a duty of conscience binding states to justice. International law is the collection of rules and precedents that diplomats built up, which can drift away from that duty and excuse force.
What do the Mandans and Dahome have to do with the Flood?
Arundell compares Catlin's account of the Mandan Okeepa ceremony with Captain Burton's account of the customs of Dahome. He finds shared features, such as an ark, water baskets and the number eight, and reads them as memories of the Deluge.
Is Tradition and the Law of Nations worth reading today?
It offers a window on Victorian debates over science, faith and war, with quotations from Bentham, Darwin, Lubbock and Maine. Readers who enjoy comparative myth and the history of ideas will find plenty to weigh.
Cita questa edizione
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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