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

By Vickie B. Sullivan

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501747843
• ISBN13: 9781501747847
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher