Seventeenth century interpretations of the five kingdoms dreams: sebastianists, joanists, and fifth-monarchy men, and the concepts of empire, universal monarchy, republic and sovereignty - Portugal, England and Americas

• Grant number: 09/53257-3
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants
• Duration: April 01, 2010 - March 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - History - Modern and Contemporary History
• Principal Investigator: Luis Filipe Silverio Lima
• Grantee: Luis Filipe Silverio Lima
• Host Institution: Escola de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (EFLCH). Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus Guarulhos. Guarulhos , SP, Brazil
• Associated grant(s): 14/02539-7 - Revisiting Early Modern Prophecies Conference, AR.EXT
• Associated scholarship(s): 12/24289-7 - Printed to be sold at the crown in Pope's head Alley: Hannah Allen, Livewell Chapman and the dissemination of the fifth monarchists' texts during the English Revolution (1646-1665), BP.MS; 12/13447-0 - The fifth monarchist John Rogers and the contest for Commonwealth: debates and controversies with James Harrington, William Prynne, Richard Baxter in the protectorate., BP.MS

Abstract

The proposal of this research is to investigate the prophetic-political formulations and movements in Portugal, England and the Americas over the 17th century, analyzing fifth monarchy and fifth empire interpretations based on Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar and Ezra's dreams of the five kingdoms. The center of attention is in periods of political confrontation or reorganization, namely the portuguese restoration and the puritan revolution. More than a comparative study, it pursues to map the movements of common texts, references, ideas among the fifth-monarchy men, sebastianists and joanistas and to identify the trajectory of these individuals, looking for the connections and the possible conflicts among the diverse formulations. Identifying these paths and circuits, and comparing the similarities and differences of these projects, we intend to investigate these interpretations to reflect which were the differences and similarities amid trent catholicism and calvinist/puritan protestantism answers to the problems linked to the constitution of fundamental early modem political concepts, as empire, monarchy, republic, power, sovereignty and government, in 17th century Europe and the Americas. These efforts intend to develop the area of early modem history, and particularly a field of 17th century political culture, on UNIFESP. They seek to create opportunities for professors, researchers and students on the campus of Guarulhos, UNIFESP, to expand the research on ancién regime political culture, with the establishment of a source collection and developing studies in connected history. (AU)