The article addresses the issue of the interweaving between prophecy, astrology and the political discussion, in particular at the «popular» level. The case study is represented by Venice between the 17th and 18th centuries, a period marked by great attention towards the political discussion. The archival material, coming especially from the funds of the Inquisitors of State and of the Inquisition, offers the chance to consider from another perspective the intersections between astrology, prophecy, politics and the religious dissent.
Political Astrologers and the Secret Wheels of Providence Prophecies, Astrology, and Pragmatic Futurologies in Seventeent - and Eighteenth - Century Venice
Barbierato, Federico
2017-01-01
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The article addresses the issue of the interweaving between prophecy, astrology and the political discussion, in particular at the «popular» level. The case study is represented by Venice between the 17th and 18th centuries, a period marked by great attention towards the political discussion. The archival material, coming especially from the funds of the Inquisitors of State and of the Inquisition, offers the chance to consider from another perspective the intersections between astrology, prophecy, politics and the religious dissent.
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