Machiavelli's Three Romes: Religion, Human Liberty, and Politics Reformed

Machiavelli's ambiguous treatment of religion has fueled a contentious and long-standing debate among scholars. Whereas some insist that Machiavelli is a Christian, others maintain he is a pagan. Sullivan mediates between these divergent views by arguing that he is neither but that he utilizes elements of both understandings arrayed in a wholly new way. In this illuminating study, Sullivan shows Machiavelli's thought to be a highly original response to what he understood to be the crisis of his times.

© 2020 Northern Illinois University Press (E-bog): 9781501747854

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E-bog: 15. januar 2020