Description: The Mosaic Constitution: Political Theology and Imagination from Machiavelli to Milton [Hardcover] Hammill, Graham Product Overview It is a common belief that scripture has no place in modern, secular politics. Graham Hammill challenges this notion in The Mosaic Constitution, arguing that Moses’s constitution of Israel, which created people bound by the rule of law, was central to early modern writings about government and state. Hammill shows how political writers from Machiavelli to Spinoza drew on Mosaic narrative to imagine constitutional forms of government. At the same time, literary writers like Christopher Marlowe, Michael Drayton, and John Milton turned to Hebrew scripture to probe such fundamental divisions as those between populace and multitude, citizenship and race, and obedience and individual choice. As these writers used biblical narrative to fuse politics with the creative resources of language, Mosaic narrative also gave them a means for exploring divine authority as a product of literary imagination. The first book to place Hebrew scripture at the cutting edge of seventeenth-century literary and political innovation, The Mosaic Constitution offers a fresh perspective on political theology and the relations between literary representation and the founding of political communities. Read more Details Publisher : University of Chicago Press (May 24, 2012) Language : English Hardcover : 344 pages ISBN-10 : 0226315428 ISBN-13 : 23 Item Weight : 1.3 pounds Dimensions : 6 x 1.1 x 9 inches Best Sellers Rank: #8,210,991 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #14,678 in British & Irish Literary Criticism (Books) #21,477 in Political Philosophy (Books) #32,196 in History & Theory of Politics #14,678 in British & Irish Literary Criticism (Books) #21,477 in Political Philosophy (Books) We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
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ISBN: 0226315428
ISBN10: 0226315428
ISBN13: 9780226315423
EAN: 9780226315423
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Brand: University of Chicago Press
GTIN: 09780226315423
Number of Pages: 344 Pages
Publication Name: Mosaic Constitution : Political Theology and Imagination from Machiavelli to Milton
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Item Height: 0.1 in
Publication Year: 2012
Subject: European / General, History & Theory, Religion, Politics & State, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 19.1 Oz
Item Length: 1 in
Author: Graham Hammill
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Religion, Political Science
Item Width: 0.7 in
Format: Hardcover
