Langages politiques, modèles et métaphores corporelles. Propositions historiographiques

Abstract

This paper analyses some historiographical positions about the uses of metaphors in medieval political thought. In particular, the author discusses the function of the body-state metaphor and his importance in historiographical debates upon « political languages » and shift of paradigms in intellectual history.

Keywords

• political metaphors
• political body
• political languages
• Marsilius of Padua