The fall of the priests and the rise of the lawyers. (2016 copyright 2016)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- The fall of the priests and the rise of the lawyers. (2016 copyright 2016)
- Main Title:
- The fall of the priests and the rise of the lawyers
- Further Information:
- Note: Philip R Wood.
- Authors:
- Wood, Philip (Philip R.), 1942-
- Contents:
- The questions -- The purpose of morality and law -- The past and the future -- What is religion? -- What is the rule of law? -- The families of religion : western religions -- The families of religion : eastern religions -- The families of law -- A brief tour of secular law -- Money, banks and corporations -- Secularisation and religious decline -- Reasons for the decline of religiosity -- Secularisation of government -- The rise of the lawyers -- Who rules the world : lawyers or economists? -- What is wrong with the law? -- Scientific progress and the law -- A way of living -- A billion years from now.
- Publisher Details:
- London : Hart Publishing
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (240 pages)
- Subjects:
- 340/.1
Law -- General
Law -- Philosophy
Religion and law
Rule of law
Law -- History
Law - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781509905560
1509905561 - Access Rights:
- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
- Access Usage:
- Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
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- Physical Locations:
- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.71443
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- 02_032.xml