The inhabitants of modern utopias enjoy outstanding living conditions such as temperate climate, fertile land, good governance, and so on. These circumstances contribute significantly to their happiness. They therefore stoutly defend their privilege – guarding harbors, raising walls and building battlements, and policing access points. The usual sorts of individuals are denied entrance: good-for-nothings, sinners, criminals of all kinds. However, during the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation, a further category of ‘undesirables’ was added to the list: those who adhere to a religion other than that professed by the citizens of the ideal community.
Gli accessi negati all'utopia. Esclusi e respinti nelle comunità ideali moderne
CAMBI, Maurizio
2018-01-01
Abstract
The inhabitants of modern utopias enjoy outstanding living conditions such as temperate climate, fertile land, good governance, and so on. These circumstances contribute significantly to their happiness. They therefore stoutly defend their privilege – guarding harbors, raising walls and building battlements, and policing access points. The usual sorts of individuals are denied entrance: good-for-nothings, sinners, criminals of all kinds. However, during the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation, a further category of ‘undesirables’ was added to the list: those who adhere to a religion other than that professed by the citizens of the ideal community.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
