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Author Viroli, Maurizio, author.

Title Prophetic times : visions of emancipation in the history of Italy / Maurizio Viroli
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023
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Description 1 online resource (x, 280 pages)
Contents From Dante to the republic of prophets -- The decline of prophecy and Italy's bondage -- The prophetic voices of the Risorgimento and the antifacist resistance
Summary "Throughout Italy's history, prophetic voices--poets, painters, philosophers--have bolstered the struggle for social and political emancipation. These voices denounced the vices of compatriots and urged them toward redemption. They gave meaning to suffering, helping to prevent moral surrender; they provided support, with pathos and anger, which set into motion the moral imagination, culminating in redemption and freedom. While the fascist regime attempted to enlist Mazzini and the prophets of the Risorgimento in support of its ideology, the most perceptive anti-fascist intellectual and political leaders composed eloquent prophetic pages to sustain the resistance against the totalitarian regime. By the end of the 1960s, no prophet of social emancipation has been able to move the consciences of the Italians. In this Italian story, then, is our story, the world's story, inspiration for social and political emancipation everywhere"-- Provided by publisher
Notes Translation of: Tempi profetici. Bari : GLF editori Laterza, 2021
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 29, 2022)
Subject Politics and culture -- Italy -- History
Political sociology -- Italy -- History
National socialism and religion -- History
POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory.
National socialism and religion.
Political sociology.
Politics and culture.
Prophecies.
Religion.
SUBJECT Italy -- History -- Prophecies
Italy -- Religion
Subject Italy.
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2022030548
ISBN 9781009233170
1009233173
Other Titles Tempi profetici. English