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Marsilius of Padua and Isaac Abravanel on kingship : the medieval precedents of modern republicanism revisited
Vasileios Syrossubject
Cultural StudiesMedieval historyLinguistics and LanguageHistoryMonarchyHistory of religionsPhilosophyJewish studiesHistory and ArchaeologyReligious studiesAncient historyLaw and Political ScienceLanguage and Linguisticsdescription
Abstract This article offers a comparative investigation of Marsilius of Padua’s and Isaac Abravanel’s ideas on kingship. It looks at how these thinkers transform the “canonical” sources of their respective traditions of political theorizing, i.e., Aristotle’s Politics and the Bible, to articulate the notion that ultimate authority rests with the citizens/people. It also examines how these two writers’ positions on kingship relate to the political realities that prevailed in late medieval Italy. Finally, it illuminates the medieval precedents of modern republicanism in the Christian and Jewish political traditions.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-24 |