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
Amyntor, or, A Defence of Milton's Life Containing I. A General Apology for All Writings of That Kind. II. A Catalogue of Books Attributed in the Primitive Times to Jesus Christ, His Apostles and Other Eminent Persons: With Several Important Remarks and Observations Relating to the Canon of Scripture. III. A Complete History of the Book Entitul'd Icon Basilike, Proving Dr. Gauden and Not King Charles the First to Be the Author of It: With an Answer to All the Facts Alledg'd by Mr. Wagstaf to the Contrary; and to the Exceptions Made Against My Lord Anglesey's Memorandum, Dr. Walker's Book or Mrs. Gauden's Narrative, Which Last Piece Is Now the First Time Publish'd at Large
London: n.p., 1699.
Histoires tragiques de nostre temps. Dans lesquelles se voyent plusieurs belles maximes d'Estat, et quantité d'exemples fort memorables, de constance, de courage, de generosité, de regrets, et reprentances
Paris: Claude Collet, 1635.
Ob es war vn[d] glaublich sey, daß die Juden der Christen kinder heymlich erwürgen, vnd jr blut gebrauchen : ein treffenliche schrifft, auff eines yeden vrteyl gestelt
[Nürnberg] : [Petreius], ca 1530.