“The Mosaic Constitution is an extraordinary work of scholarship—remarkable in its depth and range, remarkable in its implications for the field. The scale and texture of the historical scholarship show the kind of period fluency and scholarly gravitas that will place Graham Hammill squarely in the ranks of the most accomplished of contemporary analysts of the early modern era. This impressive book will be the point of reference for scholars engaged with the history of political theology in the early modern era.”

Christopher Pye, Williams College

“Through this beautifully realized study of the central role played by the figure of Moses in the work of disparate political thinkers from Machiavelli and Milton to Spinoza and Freud, Graham Hammill uncovers the productive relationship among political theology, early modern constitutionalism, and the creation of the state. The Mosaic Constitution is a major contribution to literary, legal, and political debates about the ongoing entanglement of the sacred and the secular.”

Anne Orford, University of Melbourne

“Fruitfully investigates links between political philosophy and poetry in the 16th and 17th centuries. . . . Hammill’s crisp, deeply literary recounting of the path of political philosophy will surely benefit advanced students in Renaissance literature.”

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