Topic: 3. Sacrifice and politics (16th-18th Century)
During the transformative period of the 16th to 18th centuries, the notion of the State evolved into a nearly mystical entity, perceived as immortal and worthy of the ultimate sacrifice. This section delves into the complex interplay between sovereignty, resistance, and sacrifice, a theme explored by early proponents of political tolerance. It also examines revolutionary acts and regicide, viewed through the lens of sacrificial rites. This section includes early modern printed and iconographic sources, along with a comprehensive bibliography from the 19th to 21st centuries, providing a historical and modern perspective on this complex theme
Pro patria mori : sacrificing life in service of the political community
in: Sacrifice in modernity : community, ritual, identity : from nationalism and nonviolence to health care and Harry Potter, pp. 33-53
Leiden: Brill, 2017.
Fox. The Historical Painter (1784)
British Museum, London
Polemical Ethnographies: Descriptions of Yom Kippur in the Writings of Christian Hebraists and Jewish Converts to Christianity in Early Modern Europe
in: Hebraica Veritas?: Christian Hebraists and the Study of Judaism in Early Modern Europe, pp. 202-233
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009.
The Church History of England, from the Year 1500, to the Year 1688, Chiefly with Regards to Catholicks: Being a Complete Account of the Divorce, Supremacy, Dissolution of Monasteries, and First Attempts for a Reformation Under Eduard VI. The Interruption it Met Under Queen Mary I; With the Last Hand put to it by Queen Elizabeth I: Together with the Various Fortunes of the Catholick Cause Under the Reigns of King James I, King Charles I, King Charles II, and King James II. Particularly, the Lives of the Most Eminent Catholicks, Cardinals, Bishops, Inferior Clergy, Regulars, and Laymen, who Have Distinguished Themselves by the Piety, Learning, or Military Abilities: Also, a Distinct and Critical Account of the Works of the Learned: the TRials of Those That Suffered Either on the Score of Religion, or for Real or Fictitious Plots Against the Government: With the Foundation of the English Colleges and Monasteries Abroad. The Whole Supported by Original Papers and Letters; Many Whereof Were Never Before Made Publick.
Brussles: n. p. , 1737.
Commentariorum linguae latinae tomus primus
Leiden: Apud Seb. Gryphium, 1536.
Did Minister Matter? War and Religion in England, 1642-1649
in: Journal of British Studies, v. 33 (1994), issue 2: pp.119-156.
Martyrdom, terrorism, and the Rethoric of Sacrifice. The cases of Marat, Robespierre, and Loiserolles
in: Martyrdom and TerrorismPre-Modern to Contemporary Perspectives, pp. ch. 5
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.
Le sacrifice inutile. Essai sur la violence politique
Paris: Flammarion, 2001.
The Deaths of Louis XVIRegicide and the French Political Imagination
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2021.
The Coronation of Louis XVI (18th Century)
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Sacrifice: An experiment on the political economy of extreme intergroup punishment
in: Journal of Economic Psychology, v. 90 (2022), issue : pp.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2022.102486..
Patimenti e morte di Simone Abeles, fanciullo ebreo di dodici anni tormentato, ed ucciso crudelmente da Lazzero Abeles suo padre in Praga il dì 21. di febbraio dell'anno 1694 perchè era costante nell'abbracciare la S. Fed
Firenze: Piero Martini, 1705.
Caravan of Martyrs : Sacrifice and Suicide Bombing in Afghanistan
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2017.
Caravan of martyrs: sacrifice and suicide bombing in Afghanistan
Oakland (CA): University of California Press, 2017.