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I've only cursorily read about Girolamo Savonarola these past several years but have yet to study this remarkable figure in depth. It is known that he filled a power vacuum left by Lorenzo de Medici - but what qualities made him so popular across society during this time of upheaval?
Is it a certain type of personality that succeeds, or the context? Both?
Who were other religious leaders in history that took leadership of a major city or state in political crisis? What situations and from what type of context did they arise?
Is it a certain type of personality that succeeds, or the context? Both?
Who were other religious leaders in history that took leadership of a major city or state in political crisis? What situations and from what type of context did they arise?
