The chapter explores how the discovery of America fuelled utopian aspirations, offering a blank slate for ideal communities. From Penn's Philadelphia and the Mormon Salt Lake City to Winthrop's "city on a hill" and the Jesuit reducciones in Latin America, the New World became the testing ground for visions of religious, political and social perfection rooted in equality, order and divine purpose.
University of Florence, Italy
Chapter Title
Il Nuovo Mondo e la Terra Promessa
Authors
Giandomenico Amendola
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0985-4.08
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2026
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Book Title
L'utopia e la città ideale
Book Subtitle
Sogni, paure, desideri
Authors
Giandomenico Amendola
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
120
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0985-4
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0984-7
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0985-4
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0986-1
Series Title
People_Places_Architecture
Series ISSN
2975-0415
Series E-ISSN
2975-027X