Marsilius of Padua and Isaac Abravanel on Kingship: The Medieval Precedents of Republicanism Revisited
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...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
[2020]
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Medieval encounters
Year: 2020, Volume: 26, Issue: 3, Pages: 203-225 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Marsilius, von Padua 1275-1343
/ King
/ Abravanel, Yitsḥaḳ 1437-1508
B Marsilius, von Padua 1275-1343 / King / Abravanel, Yitsḥaḳ 1437-1508 / Republicanism |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages |
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Isaac Abravanel
B Medieval and early modern political thought B Ptolemy of Lucca B Biblical Exegesis B Jewish political tradition B Marsilius of Padua B Republicanism B Aristotle B Kingship |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0674 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Medieval encounters
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700674-12340071 |