Abstract
In this essay we analyze some elements of Niccolo Machiavelli's thought that concerns to the religious phenomenon, a topic which is not emphasized by his biographers or analysts. Through the analysis of two of his main works – The Prince and Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius – we highlight that the author did not have a disgust to religion nor an emphatic defense of the secularization of politics. In a sense, we note that Machiavelli, less concerned with theological or doctrinal elements, was interested in the religion in its practical sense for social and political life, as well as the obedience to laws and the maintenance of political power.
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