«I FILOSOFI FINSERO E PERSUASERO» OSSERVAZIONI SULLA FUNZIONE CIVILE DELLA RELIGIONE PAGANA IN MARSILIO DA PADOVA

The problem of the civil religion has received much attention and commentary from the historians of modern political ideas. Less attention has been given to the medieval frame and tradition on this topic. The article focuses on the civil role of the pagan religion in some medieval authors, and particularly in Marsilius of Padua’s political thought (ch. V, first Dictio of Defensor pacis).