Machiavelli and Mystery of State
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: August 28, 1992
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9780521437905
Subjects: History of ideas, intellectual history; Political ideologies; Political Theory; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; History & Theory - General; Political Science / History & Theory
Description: Machiavelli and Mystery of State, first published in 1989, studies the intersection of sacred and secular conceptions of kingship in the Renaissance by documenting in detail six instances of the attempt to connect Machiavelli's thought to an ancient and secret tradition of political counsel, the arcana imperii or mysteries of state. This book illuminates an important and neglected dimension of Machiavelli's powerful influence on Renaissance political discourse.