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
Dead Man's Treasure
in: The Production of English Renaissance Culture, pp. 190-224
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1994.
Swordplay: Jacques-Louis David's Painting of Le Peletier de Saint-Fargaeu on His Deathbed
in: Representing the French Revolution: Literature, Historiograpy, Art
Hanover, NH: University Press of New England, 1992.
Fausto Sozzini, la teoria del sacrificio e il socinianesimo
in: Bruniana & Campanelliana, v. XXVII (2021), issue 1-2: pp.195-210.
Religione senza sacrificio. Grozio e Sozzini alle origini di un tema illuminista
in: Rivista Storica Italiana, v. 128 (), issue 2: pp.383-421.
Religione senza sacrificio. Grozio e Sozzini alle origini di un tema illuminista
in: Rivista Storica Italiana, v. 128 (), issue 2: pp.383-421.
Fausto Sozzini, la teoria del sacrificio e il socinianesimo
in: Bruniana & Campanelliana, v. XXVII (2021), issue 1-2: pp.195-210.
Cattolici, antisemitismo e sangue. Il mito dell'omicidio rituale. In appendice il voto del cardinale Lorenzo Ganganelli, O.F.M. (poi Papa Clemente XIV) approvato il 24 dicembre 1759
Milano: Sugarco, 2004.
Shakespeare and Abraham
Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2015.
An Apologie for the Oath of Allegiance First Set Foorth Without a Name, and Now Acknowledged by the Author, the Right High and Mightie Prince, Iames, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britaine, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc.; Together With a Premonition of Hist Maiesties, to All Most Mightie Monarches, Kings, Free Princes and States of Christendom
London: Robert Baker, 1609.
Vers le vrai Racine
Paris: Armand Colin, 1958.
Condorcet: droit de résistance ou censure du peuple?
in: Le genre humain, v. 44 (2005), issue : pp.59-72.
in: L'accusa del sangue. La macchina mitologica antisemita, pp.
Milano: Bollati Boringhieri, 2007.
Justifying Sacrifice
in: Neue Zeitschrift für systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie, v. 50 (2008), issue : pp.313-329.
Eulogies for the ResistanceHizbullah, Syria and the ‘Crisis Imaginary’
in: Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication, pp. 272-292
Leiden: Brill, 2017.